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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Alan Hern
League: Diablo Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Miller 5'10" 165 Senior QB
Justin Green 6'0" 215 Senior FB/LB
Stevie Rossi 6'0" 205 Senior G

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Leaf Senior ATH 4.7 [Hawaii]
Trevor Davis 6'1" 165 Senior WR [Hawaii]
Maurice Poyadue 6'2" 280 Senior DT [Fresno State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2010 National Rank: #4914
2010 State Rank: #398
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2011 National Rank: #5330
2011 State Rank: #413
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3826
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 35-22 (24-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 27.1
2010 Points Against Average: 25.5
2010 Differential: +1.6
2010 Wins: #3792 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (34-25), #4807 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (29-21), #5325 El Molino (Forestville) (55-35), #6009 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (35-21), #6997 Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (27-14), #7095 Acalanes (Lafayette) (14-12), #7946 Campolindo (Moraga) (33-30)
2010 Losses: #2691 Miramonte (Orinda) (49-28), #3961 Healdsburg (20-17), #5654 San Marin (Novato) (21-12), #8946 Dublin (33-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-58
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 College Park (Pleasant Hill), 9/9 at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/17 at Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 9/23 El Molino (Forestville), 9/30 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 10/7 at Dublin, 10/14 at Acalanes (Lafayette), 10/28 Campolindo (Moraga), 11/4 at Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), 11/11 Miramonte (Orinda)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (45.8), Miramonte (Orinda) (22.4), College Park (Pleasant Hill) (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) (-1.8), Campolindo (Moraga) (-1.5), Dublin (-1.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (9.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4621
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 College Park (Pleasant Hill) [projection: 28-27 loss]