GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Ben Burk
League: Metro - South
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Chase Androff 6'6" 235 Senior TE
Zach Juckel 6'4" 220 Senior LB
Cam Dean 5'11" 180 QB/DB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Riley Mahlman 6'7" 290 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 47.2
2020 National Rank: #270
2020 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
2021 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2021 National Rank: #459
2021 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 32.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1079
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 102-66 (69-43 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-0
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 44.9
2020 Points Against Average: 15.8
2020 Differential: +29.1
2020 Wins: #523 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (14-13), #720 Prior Lake (49-35), #1669 Farmington (41-7), #3948 Lakeville North (Lakeville) (35-15), #5109 Burnsville (53-14), #8084 Eagan (45-7), #8629 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) (59-27), #9107 Eastview (Apple Valley) (63-8)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 21-34
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (AAAAAA Section 3), 2006 (tied for 1st; Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/9/20 Burnsville (53-14), 10/15/20 Eastview (Apple Valley) (63-8), 10/23/20 Prior Lake (49-35), 10/30/20 Lakeville North (Lakeville) (35-15), 11/6/20 Farmington (41-7), 11/12/20 Eagan (45-7), 11/17/20 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) (59-27), 11/20/20 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (14-13)
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/2 at Park (Cottage Grove), 9/10 at Lakeville North (Lakeville), 9/17 Eden Prairie, 9/24 Farmington, 10/1 at Rosemount, 10/7 Prior Lake, 10/14 at Shakopee, 10/20 Hopkins (Minnetonka)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (44.3), Prior Lake (22.5), Rosemount (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hopkins (Minnetonka) (-8.2), Park (Cottage Grove) (-4.2), Lakeville North (Lakeville) (0.7)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (11.2 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #636
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%