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GENERAL
Nickname: Timberwolves
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Rick Curtis
League: Pacific Coast
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ricky Bautista QB 4.66
Alex King TE/OLB 4.75
Tyler Zorn WR 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Perkins 6'3.5" 225 Senior OLB 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, LB, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: OL, Physical Size

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2010 National Rank: #4653
2010 State Rank: #372
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2011 National Rank: #5356
2011 State Rank: #414
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8557
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 16-36-1 (5-19-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 27.2
2010 Points Against Average: 16.5
2010 Differential: +10.7
2010 Wins: #3943 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (17-0), #5221 Woodbridge (Irvine) (42-14), #6582 Segerstrom (Santa Ana) (25-14), #9224 Estancia (Costa Mesa) (31-7), #9763 Savanna (Anaheim) (22-19), #9844 University (Irvine) (28-7), #11983 Laguna Beach (62-27), #12354 Los Amigos (Fountain Valley) (35-7)
2010 Losses: #2224 Laguna Hills (28-25), #2786 Garden Grove (35-21), #6652 Irvine (7-3), #8465 El Modena (Orange) (21-14)
2010 Ties: #3597 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (29-29)
2010 Opponents W-L: 78-66-4
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 vs Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos), 9/16 at Laguna Hills, 9/22 at El Modena (Orange), 9/29 at Estancia (Costa Mesa), 10/6 vs Valley Christian (Cerritos), 10/13 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 10/20 vs Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 10/28 at Irvine, 11/4 vs Woodbridge (Irvine), 11/10 vs University (Irvine)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna Hills (24.2), Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (23), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Estancia (Costa Mesa) (-2.5), University (Irvine) (-1.8), El Modena (Orange) (-1.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 (4.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #427
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5007
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 vs Gahr [Richard] (Cerritos) [projection: 31-30 win]