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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Jon Carpenter
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -10.6
2023 National Rank: #7715
2023 State Rank: #48
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.4
2024 Starting Power Rating: -27.9
2024 National Rank: #7511
2024 State Rank: #47
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -0.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5747
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 14-31 (13-26 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #2168
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 48.8
Dynasty Record: 147-86 (125-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 3-7
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (7th)
2023 Points For Average: 20.6
2023 Points Against Average: 54.6
2023 Differential: -34
2023 Wins: #9251 Riverside (Belle) (27-23), #11823 St. Albans (48-18), #12027 South Charleston (72-22)
2023 Losses: #731 Huntington (58-0), #1415 Cabell Midland (Ona) (66-6), #2660 Parkersburg (56-14), #2922 Hurricane (93-7), #3169 Parkersburg South (Parkersburg) (83-26), #3231 Washington [George] (Charleston) (65-6), #3561 Spring Valley (Huntington) (62-0)
2023 Opponents W-L: 57-54
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/23 South Charleston (72-22)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/29 at Princeton, 9/13 Riverside (Belle), 9/20 at St. Albans, 9/27 Parkersburg, 10/4 at Washington [George] (Charleston), 10/11 Hurricane, 10/18 Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/25 at Huntington, 11/1 at Cabell Midland (Ona), 11/8 South Charleston
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (22.5), Hurricane (20.7), Princeton (18.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: South Charleston (-53.1), St. Albans (-50.4), Riverside (Belle) (-27.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2687
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish: 7th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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