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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Clint Mathew
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank*: #22

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2019 National Rank: #2556
2019 State Rank: #173
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 8.6
2020 National Rank*: #2691
2020 State Rank*: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4889
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 59-113 (50-103 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 31.7
2019 Points Against Average: 21.9
2019 Differential: +9.8
2019 Wins: #2874 Bryan (34-13), #4759 Shawnee (Lima) (34-21), #5940 Bath (Lima) (42-21), #6204 Celina (45-14), #7063 Defiance (32-7), #9326 Elida (56-23)
2019 Losses: #1134 Wapakoneta (13-7), #1488 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (35-28), #1678 Memorial (St. Marys) (24-14), #2062 Kenton (48-25)
2019 Opponents W-L: 52-55
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/18/19 Elida (56-23), 10/25/19 Bath (Lima) (42-21), 11/1/19 Celina (45-14)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Elida, 9/4 Defiance, 9/11 at Wapakoneta, 9/18 Memorial (St. Marys), 9/25 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/2 at Bath (Lima), 10/17 Port Clinton, 10/24 at Keystone (La Grange), 10/31 at Bellevue, 11/7 at Shelby, 11/14 vs Wyoming (Cincinnati), 11/22 vs Lake Catholic (Mentor)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Wyoming (Cincinnati) (27.4), Wapakoneta (24.1), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Elida (-23.3), Defiance (-17.8), Port Clinton (-15.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #149
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2123
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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