GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 5)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Walker Howard 6'1" 195 Senior QB
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2021 National Rank: #2157
2021 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2022 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2022 National Rank: #2674
2022 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 45.1
Dynasty National Rank: #211
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.7
Dynasty Record: 186-52 (85-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 41.3
2021 Points Against Average: 33.2
2021 Differential: +8.1
2021 Wins: #931 Neville (Monroe) (35-28), #2250 Carencro (Lafayette) (35-28), #3474 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (41-35), #4432 East St. John (Reserve) (62-60), #5894 Liberty (Baton Rouge) (63-35), #6682 Plaquemine (63-0), #7533 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (56-12), #10210 Northside (Lafayette) (51-14)
2021 Losses: #612 Westgate (New Iberia) (41-13), #767 Ruston (51-27), #1099 Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge) (38-35), #1279 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (31-21), #2272 Alexandria (59-35)
2021 Opponents W-L: 94-54
Recent State Championships: 2020, 2019, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A District 5), 2019 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2012 (4A District 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006 (4A District 5), 2005 (4A District 5), 2004 (4A District 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette), 9/9 Alexandria, 9/16 Brother Martin (New Orleans), 9/23 at Catholic (Baton Rouge), 9/30 Denham Springs, 10/7 North Vermilion (Maurice), 10/14 at Northside (Lafayette), 10/21 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/27 Westgate (New Iberia), 11/4 Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic (Baton Rouge) (42.8), Brother Martin (New Orleans) (34.3), Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Lafayette) (-38.6), North Vermilion (Maurice) (-25), Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (-15.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (12.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1124
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%