Ruston (LA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/White Coach: Brad Laird League: 5A District 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 35 2021 National Rank: #767 2021 State Rank: #16 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.3 2022 Starting Power Rating: 24.3 2022 National Rank: #671 2022 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 35.4 Dynasty National Rank: #736 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1 Dynasty Record: 138-81 (66-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 10-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2021 Points For Average: 37.5 2021 Points Against Average: 21 2021 Differential: +16.5 2021 Wins: #591 Oxford (MS) (28-7), #1710 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (56-55), #2157 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (51-27), #2250 Carencro (Lafayette) (38-35), #2272 Alexandria (37-23), #2592 Benton (56-16), #3909 Covington (45-10), #5955 Pineville (41-0), #6060 Airline (Bossier City) (50-0), #7092 West Ouachita (West Monroe) (38-7) 2021 Losses: #571 Destrehan (24-10), #931 Neville (Monroe) (27-24), #979 West Monroe (42-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 85-65 Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/2 Easton [Warren] (New Orleans), 9/9 Jesuit (New Orleans), 9/16 Cabot (AR), 9/23 at Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette), 9/30 Neville (Monroe), 10/7 at Alexandria, 10/14 at Pineville, 10/21 West Ouachita (West Monroe), 10/28 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 11/4 West Monroe Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Jesuit (New Orleans) (29.7), Easton [Warren] (New Orleans) (28.1), Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) (23.5) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (-22.6), West Ouachita (West Monroe) (-20.6), Alexandria (10.8) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6 (19.1 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #652 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.