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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 5
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECT
Walker Howard 6'1" 195 Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack Bech 6'2" 215 Senior WR

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 52.3
2020 National Rank: #144
2020 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 46.6
2021 National Rank: #108
2021 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 46.5
Dynasty National Rank: #178
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 178-47 (82-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-0
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 45.3
2020 Points Against Average: 16.6
2020 Differential: +28.7
2020 Wins: #159 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (39-38), #270 Carencro (Lafayette) (37-22), #836 University Lab (Baton Rouge) (31-23), #886 De La Salle (New Orleans) (35-28), #2541 Westgate (New Iberia) (54-12), #2711 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (35-0), #2778 Plaquemine (56-17), #2996 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (42-19), #7898 Walker (61-7), #8811 Northside (Lafayette) (63-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 66-33
Recent State Championships: 2020, 2019, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (tied for 1st), 2018 (4A District 4), 2017 (4A District 4), 2016 (4A District 4), 2015 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 17
Streak List: 10/18/19 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (38-13), 10/24/19 Northside (Lafayette) (41-0), 11/1/19 Carencro (Lafayette) (36-20), 11/8/19 North Vermilion (Maurice) (62-14), 11/22/19 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (42-21), 11/29/19 St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles) (52-21), 12/6/19 De La Salle (New Orleans) (58-10), 10/2/20 Plaquemine (56-17), 10/9/20 Walker (61-7), 10/16/20 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (39-38), 10/23/20 Westgate (New Iberia) (54-12), 10/30/20 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (42-19), 11/6/20 Northside (Lafayette) (63-0), 11/13/20 Carencro (Lafayette) (37-22), 12/4/20 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (35-0), 12/11/20 University Lab (Baton Rouge) (31-23), 12/28/20 De La Salle (New Orleans) (35-28)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 vs Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge), 9/10 at Alexandria, 9/17 Plaquemine, 9/24 at Neville (Monroe), 10/1 Ruston, 10/8 at Westgate (New Iberia), 10/15 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/22 at Northside (Lafayette), 10/29 Carencro (Lafayette), 11/5 East St. John (Reserve)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Alexandria (27.5), Neville (Monroe) (26.5), Carencro (Lafayette) (24)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Lafayette) (-32.2), Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (-6.8), Plaquemine (-2.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (23.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #885
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81%



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