GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black
Coach: Kevin Swartwood
League: Central California
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Joe Marquez 6'0" 180 Senior QB/DB
Jayce Webster 5'9" 160 Senior RB/DB
Tyler Dew 5'9" 160 Senior RB/DB
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Aaron Cochran 6'8" 350 Senior OL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Aziz Shittu 6'3" 275 Senior DE 5.2 [Stanford]
Matt Cochran 6'4" 340 Senior OL [California]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 40.8
2011 National Rank: #670
2011 State Rank: #70
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.7
2012 National Rank: #1083
2012 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5036
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 46-51 (19-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 40.9
2011 Points Against Average: 16.4
2011 Differential: +24.5
2011 Wins: #1575 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (34-13), #1640 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (27-24), #2241 Merced (35-23), #2511 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (28-7), #2958 Turlock (33-14), #3721 Atwater (28-21), #4931 Clovis East (Clovis) (60-7), #5700 Lodi (42-7), #5700 Lodi (48-13), #6598 Golden Valley (Merced) (90-48), #6635 Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (27-3), #9483 Christian Brothers (Sacramento) (63-6)
2011 Losses: #162 Vacaville (27-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-70
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at San Ramon Valley (Danville), 8/31 vs Enochs [James C.] (Modesto), 9/7 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 9/14 vs Lodi, 9/20 vs Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo), 10/5 vs Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 10/12 vs Merced, 10/19 at Golden Valley (Merced), 10/26 at Turlock, 11/2 at Atwater
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (46.6), San Ramon Valley (Danville) (42.8), Clovis North (Fresno) (39.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (2.7), Golden Valley (Merced) (4.9), Lodi (7.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (20.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #869
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%