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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Travis Nolting
League: Hoosier Heritage
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Hinton 6'1" 195 Senior RB/ILB
Draven Nolting 5'11" 160 Freshman QB/ATH
Jacob Hoover 6'2" 315 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, Offensive Depth/Experience, All-Conference Returners
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams Inexperience

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2024 National Rank: #2316
2024 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 16.7
2025 National Rank*: #1272
2025 State Rank*: #36
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 17.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2162
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-18 (22-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6982
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 87-144 [86-145 on the field] (51-101 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 34.5
2024 Points Against Average: 15.3
2024 Differential: +19.2
2024 Wins: #2318 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (43-29), #2558 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (28-14), #3651 Delta (Muncie) (42-7), #4783 New Castle (49-14), #8566 Shelbyville (49-6), #8619 Beech Grove (50-8), #8619 Beech Grove (56-0), #9914 Greensburg (35-0)
2024 Losses: #161 New Palestine (38-0), #2558 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (31-21), #2987 Yorktown (21-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 56-65
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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