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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Jason Johnson
League: Freelance (moving from Great Lakes)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -33.2
2017 National Rank: #12937
2017 State Rank: #292
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: 0
2018 Starting Power Rating: -48.7
2018 National Rank: #12814
2018 State Rank: #283
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10536
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 44.2
Dynasty Record: 60-89 (25-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 13.4
2017 Points Against Average: 34.7
2017 Differential: -21.3
2017 Wins: #11557 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (46-42), #13979 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (22-14)
2017 Losses: #1544 Lowell (41-0), #6073 Hobart (49-0), #6545 Morton (Hammond) (49-14), #9828 Woodstock (IL) (41-6), #11017 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (21-14), #11188 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) (32-6), #11545 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (24-6), #12283 Hammond (34-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwestern), 2012 (Northwestern), 2011 (Northwestern), 2010 (Northwestern), 2009 (Northwestern), 2008 (Northwestern), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary), 8/24 vs Woodstock (IL), 8/31 Thornton (Harvey, IL), 9/7 at Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 9/8 at Tri-State Crusaders (Harlan), 9/14 Morton (Hammond), 9/21 at Hammond, 9/28 at East Chicago Central (East Chicago), 10/5 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting), 10/12 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Thornton (Harvey, IL) (-1.2), Morton (Hammond) (-8.3), Woodstock (IL) (-25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (-54.1), Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (-49.2), Tri-State Crusaders (Harlan) (-48.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 (-5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11931
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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