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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Brian Hamilton
League: Diablo Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Terrance Young 5'11" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.56
Trent Mahler 6'2" 215 Senior DE/OL 4.68
Armondo Montalvo 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DL 4.98

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ricky Lloyd 6'3" 185 Senior QB 4.8 [Southern Miss]
Kevin Chase 6'3" 245 Senior DE [San Diego State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Playoff Experience, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2010 National Rank: #540
2010 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.1
2011 National Rank: #809
2011 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3231
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 36-20-1 (19-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 50.6
2010 Points Against Average: 22.9
2010 Differential: +27.7
2010 Wins: #1194 Heritage (Brentwood) (38-34), #1379 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (40-37), #1657 Casa Grande (Petaluma) (26-21), #1747 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (36-23), #3206 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (46-20), #3792 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (56-25), #3855 Northgate (Walnut Creek) (78-12), #4807 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (46-24), #5018 Clayton Valley (Concord) (50-14), #7245 American (Fremont) (68-34), #8252 Skyline (Oakland) (64-15), #10269 Tennyson (Hayward) (50-6), #12556 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (70-13)
2010 Losses: #3651 Whitney (Rocklin) (42-40)
2010 Opponents W-L: 88-75
Recent Section Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/9 at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/16 vs Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont), 9/23 American (Fremont), 9/30 at Heritage (Brentwood), 10/15 at Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 10/21 at Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/28 Mt. Diablo (Concord), 11/4 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 11/11 Northgate (Walnut Creek)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (45.8), Heritage (Brentwood) (33.1), Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (30.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-21.7), Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (-15.8), American (Fremont) (-0.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (15.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #352
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4099
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%
Opener: 9/2 at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) [projection: 40-31 loss]