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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Orange/White
Coach: Gene Mitchell
League: 4A Region 5
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2019 National Rank: #5144
2019 State Rank: #112
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.8
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 2.3
2020 National Rank*: #3766
2020 State Rank*: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6050
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 89-100 (45-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 21.8
2019 Points Against Average: 17.5
2019 Differential: +4.3
2019 Wins: #5171 Moss Point (29-22), #5213 Lanier (Jackson) (18-14), #6101 Leake Central (Carthage) (35-14), #7638 Northeast Jones (Laurel) (35-7), #8880 Florence (34-7), #10016 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (31-10), #10376 Morton (43-7), #10769 Richland (25-14)
2019 Losses: #3277 Lawrence County (Monticello) (13-7), #3555 Union (42-15), #4254 Quitman (23-0), #6674 Mendenhall (38-14), #6880 Kosciusko (14-13), #7394 Sumrall (20-6)
2019 Opponents W-L: 67-95
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A Region 5), 2007 (3A Region 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 at Morton, 9/11 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 9/18 at Union, 9/25 Sumrall, 10/8 at Quitman, 10/16 Richland, 10/23 Florence, 10/30 at Northeast Jones (Laurel), 11/6 Purvis, 11/13 at North Pike (Summit)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Union (5.5), Purvis (-4.1), North Pike (Summit) (-8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Richland (-35.1), Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (-33.7), Northeast Jones (Laurel) (-25.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (0.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #166
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7279
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 15%



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