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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Bob Valladao
League: Central California
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Lambert 5'9" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Trevor Coleman 6'3" 185 Senior WR/LB 4.54
Cory Maxwell 6'2" 200 Senior TE/LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2011 National Rank: #3720
2011 State Rank: #312
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2012 National Rank: #3325
2012 State Rank: #281
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6223
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 33-59 [34-58 on the field] (17-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.2
2011 Points Against Average: 28.2
2011 Differential: -4
2011 Wins: #3246 Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto) (35-20), #3697 West [Merrill F.] (Tracy) (27-22), #6471 Edison (Stockton) (18-14), #6598 Golden Valley (Merced) (57-42)
2011 Losses: #670 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (28-21), #1640 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (42-35), #1813 Los Banos (35-21), #2121 Inderkum (Sacramento) (28-22), #2241 Merced (34-6), #2958 Turlock (17-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-40
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Washington Union (Fresno), 9/6 vs Roosevelt [Theodore] (Fresno), 9/13 vs Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto), 9/21 Clovis, 9/28 at Edison (Stockton), 10/5 at Golden Valley (Merced), 10/12 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 10/19 Turlock, 10/26 Merced, 11/2 Buhach Colony (Atwater)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Washington Union (Fresno) (39), Clovis (37.7), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Theodore] (Fresno) (-20.5), Edison (Stockton) (-2.7), Golden Valley (Merced) (4.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1674
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%