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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Blake Hoge
League: B - South (moving from B - Southern)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2020 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colby Martinez Senior WR/DB
Trey Johannes Senior RB/LB
Matt Ivankovich Senior OL/DE

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -6.5
2020 National Rank: #7295
2020 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -12.3
2021 National Rank: #5709
2021 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #7936
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 100-63 (59-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2020 Points For Average: 25
2020 Points Against Average: 27.9
2020 Differential: -2.9
2020 Wins: #7613 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (16-10), #7613 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (62-40), #9337 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (22-14), #12527 Anaconda (48-2), #12803 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (48-6)
2020 Losses: #1185 Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (58-6), #3622 Glasgow/Hinsdale/Nashua (Glasgow) (46-0), #4317 Broadwater (Townsend) (38-6), #6187 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (45-24), #8351 Jefferson (Boulder) (20-18)
2020 Opponents W-L: 50-37
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 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 Shepherd, 9/10 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 9/17 at Baker/Plevna (Baker), 9/24 at Jefferson (Boulder), 10/1 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber), 10/8 at Broadwater (Townsend), 10/15 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks), 10/22 at Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (15.4), Broadwater (Townsend) (1.6), Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (-11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (-53.7), Baker/Plevna (Baker) (-42.6), Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (-23.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7 (-4.4 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7302
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%