El Dorado (Placerville, CA) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Rick Redding League: Pioneer Valley Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: III/IV Playoff Division Rank: #29 CA Bowl Division: North 2 CA Bowl Division Rank: #107 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2008 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ian Joseph 6'6" 210 Senior Rex Gilbreath 6'0" 200 Senior Chris Haskins 5'10" 185 Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Off-season Improvement, Improved Defense Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Transfer QB Loss, Inexperience RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: -3.9 2008 National Rank: #9092 2008 State Rank: #701 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -10.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: -14.3 2009 National Rank: #11535 2009 State Rank: #869 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): -3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8751 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9 Dynasty Record: 16-44 (6-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 3-7 2008 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th) 2008 Points For Average: 24.5 2008 Points Against Average: 33.9 2008 Differential: -9.4 2008 Wins: #9301 Lincoln (35-28), #9477 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (42-27), #13429 Encina (Sacramento) (52-0) 2008 Losses: #744 Whitney (Rocklin) (49-0), #2712 Placer (Auburn) (41-19), #3041 Bear River (Grass Valley) (35-14), #3276 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (40-27), #4640 Colfax (42-7), #8791 Union Mine (El Dorado) (35-28), #9432 Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights) (42-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 55-52 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/11 at Union Mine (El Dorado), 9/18 at Ponderosa (Shingle Springs), 9/25 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), 10/2 Encina (Sacramento), 10/9 Placer (Auburn), 10/16 at Lincoln, 10/23 at Colfax, 10/30 Whitney (Rocklin), 11/6 vs Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights), 11/13 Bear River (Grass Valley) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Whitney (Rocklin) (31), Placer (Auburn) (22.3), Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (21) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Encina (Sacramento) (-37.1), Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (-8), Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights) (-5.5) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #552 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6182 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2009 Projected League Finish: 7th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/11 at Union Mine (El Dorado) [projection: 38-14 loss]