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GENERAL
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Royal Blue/Columbia/White
Coach: Perry Jones
League: Western
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Arte' Miura 5'9" 165 Senior HB/CB 4.57
Nathan Dodson 5'10.5" 185 Senior QB 4.87
Ben Ingram 6'2" 195 Senior FS/HB 4.67

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Malcolm Creer 5'11" 200 Senior RB 4.5 [Colorado]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2010 National Rank: #4346
2010 State Rank: #353
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 14.8
2011 National Rank: #3918
2011 State Rank: #323
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8374
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 19-35 [20-34 on the field] (9-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.8
2010 Points Against Average: 27.2
2010 Differential: +4.6
2010 Wins: #1806 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (44-34), #5533 Poly (Sun Valley) (50-40), #6103 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles) (63-36), #6225 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (43-28), #6617 Granada Hills (10-0), #8552 Lynwood (41-0), #12196 University (Los Angeles) (44-7)
2010 Losses: #155 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (45-16), #1230 Venice (Los Angeles) (30-13), #2889 Santa Monica (42-20), #4338 Chatsworth (35-28), #4442 Westchester (Los Angeles) (21-7), #7369 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (36-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 85-65-1
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), 9/16 vs Santa Monica, 9/23 Crespi (Encino), 9/30 at Granada Hills, 10/7 at Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/14 at University (Los Angeles), 10/21 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles), 10/27 at Fairfax (Los Angeles), 11/4 Westchester (Los Angeles), 11/10 Venice (Los Angeles)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crespi (Encino) (57.6), Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (54.4), Venice (Los Angeles) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-12.5), El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) (5.7), Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles) (7.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (12.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1290
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 at El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) [projection: 31-22 win]