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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Blake Hoge
League: B - Southern
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Campbell 6'4" 185 Senior TE/DE
Trey Stampfel 6'4" 180 Senior WR/DB
Keegan Goddard 6'1" 185 Senior TE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Are Back, DL Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -5.3
2018 National Rank: #7693
2018 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -22.1
2019 National Rank: #7838
2019 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8142
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4
Dynasty Record: 89-54 (53-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 23.4
2018 Points Against Average: 21.3
2018 Differential: +2.1
2018 Wins: #9806 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (36-7), #9886 Jefferson (Boulder) (14-10), #10215 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (38-14), #12815 Baker/Plevna (Baker) (41-6)
2018 Losses: #2376 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (35-12), #3617 Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (34-0), #5886 Broadwater (Townsend) (20-6), #7668 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (44-40)
2018 Opponents W-L: 31-42
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Southern 4B), 2015 (Southern 4B), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern 4B), 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern 4B), 2004 (B Eastern 4B), 2003 (B- Southcentral B)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 9/13 at Jefferson (Boulder), 9/20 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks), 9/27 at Anaconda, 10/4 at Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 10/11 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall), 10/18 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber), 10/25 at Broadwater (Townsend)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (-2), Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (-5.3), Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (-20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Anaconda (-46.3), Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (-42.5), Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (-30.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9003
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%