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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Matt Poston
League: Sea View
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Dossey 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.70
Michael Mullen 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.70
Darrin Puffer 6'1" 205 Senior TE/DE 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At QB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2011 National Rank: #4307
2011 State Rank: #348
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2012 National Rank: #4349
2012 State Rank: #348
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3653
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 36-56-1 [35-57-1 on the field] (13-29-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.4
2011 Points Against Average: 26.1
2011 Differential: -3.7
2011 Wins: #3341 Laguna Hills (35-34), #9521 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (35-7), #9817 San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (28-13)
2011 Losses: #417 El Toro (Lake Forest) (28-27), #482 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (28-21), #1571 Cypress (42-10), #1690 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (31-13), #1851 Brea Olinda (Brea) (27-20), #2056 Cabrillo (Long Beach) (35-17), #2266 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (13-12), #2513 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 University (Irvine), 8/31 Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach), 9/7 vs Esperanza (Anaheim), 9/14 Woodbridge (Irvine), 9/21 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/28 vs Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 10/12 at Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/19 at Laguna Hills, 10/26 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 11/2 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) (34.3), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (28.8), Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (-6), University (Irvine) (-1.4), Laguna Hills (14.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (24.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1951
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%