Van Wert (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Clint Mathew League: Western Buckeye Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #9 RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 47.6 2020 National Rank: #261 2020 State Rank: #17 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.8 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -43.9 2021 Starting Power Rating: 17.7 2021 National Rank: #1233 2021 State Rank: #85 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 15.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4204 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1 Dynasty Record: 70-114 (55-104 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 11-1 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2020 Points For Average: 39.6 2020 Points Against Average: 19.5 2020 Differential: +20.1 2020 Wins: #534 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (31-28), #694 Wyoming (Cincinnati) (28-20), #835 Bellevue (41-22), #1203 Shelby (49-7), #1663 Keystone (La Grange) (38-27), #3017 Memorial (St. Marys) (34-28), #3153 Port Clinton (46-20), #4908 Wapakoneta (34-0), #5681 Elida (55-20), #7029 Bath (Lima) (29-7), #9139 Defiance (56-20) 2020 Losses: #1961 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (35-34) 2020 Opponents W-L: 71-38 Recent State Championships: 2020 Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 7 Streak List: 10/2/20 Bath (Lima) (29-7), 10/17/20 Port Clinton (46-20), 10/24/20 Keystone (La Grange) (38-27), 10/31/20 Bellevue (41-22), 11/7/20 Shelby (49-7), 11/14/20 Wyoming (Cincinnati) (28-20), 11/22/20 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (31-28) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Bryan, 8/27 Celina, 9/3 at Defiance, 9/10 Wapakoneta, 9/17 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/24 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/1 at Shawnee (Lima), 10/8 Kenton, 10/15 at Elida, 10/22 Bath (Lima) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (13.4), Memorial (St. Marys) (11.3), Shawnee (Lima) (-5) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Defiance (-23.4), Celina (-17.2), Kenton (-12.8) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (22.7 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3592 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2021 Projected League Finish: 1st 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.