GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Blue
Coach: Toby Collums
League: 6A Region 3 (moving from 6A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Lindsey 5'10" 180 RB 4.6
Aiden McCollough 6'3" OL
Taylor Hunt 5'11" Senior LB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jarrian Jones 6'1" 185 Senior S
Dee Baker 6'0" 170 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 50.4
2018 National Rank: #206
2018 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2019 National Rank: #460
2019 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #745
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 130-69 (77-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 37.8
2018 Points Against Average: 16.8
2018 Differential: +21
2018 Wins: #135 Starkville (27-20), #181 Madison Central (Madison) (32-28), #702 Pearl (42-0), #747 Clinton (34-14), #997 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (45-28), #1500 Tupelo (52-13), #2289 Germantown (Madison) (42-7), #3709 Ridgeland (56-16), #4738 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (47-0), #5228 Provine (Jackson) (42-6), #6332 Greenville (49-26)
2018 Losses: #181 Madison Central (Madison) (26-10), #266 Brandon (34-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 90-69
Recent League Championships: 2018 (6A Region 2), 2010 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2004 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Oxford, 8/30 Gulfport, 9/6 Madison Central (Madison), 9/13 at Clinton, 9/27 at Meridian, 10/4 Terry, 10/11 at George County (Lucedale), 10/18 Petal, 10/25 at Pearl, 11/1 at Brandon, 11/8 at Oak Grove (Hattiesburg)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Central (Madison) (47.5), Brandon (40.8), Oxford (35.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Terry (-14.9), Meridian (-8), Gulfport (6.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33 (31.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #245
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%