GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Brian Hamilton
League: Diablo Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Olito Thompson 5'10.5" 210 Senior RB/OLB 4.48 [Washington State]
Uaisele Manoa 6'1" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.67
Keenan Mahler 6'3.5" 215 Senior OL/DL 4.86
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2011 National Rank: #1868
2011 State Rank: #176
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35
2012 National Rank: #956
2012 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4571
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 52-48-1 (29-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.1
2011 Points Against Average: 14.8
2011 Differential: +17.3
2011 Wins: #2494 Heritage (Brentwood) (24-19), #2720 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (24-14), #2986 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (42-16), #6480 Clayton Valley (Concord) (42-0), #6695 Newark Memorial (Newark) (42-7), #7499 American (Fremont) (44-7), #8953 Northgate (Walnut Creek) (28-12), #10644 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (52-15), #11085 Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (52-3), #12477 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (40-6)
2011 Losses: #686 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (35-6), #841 Windsor (28-20), #2072 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (14-12), #4561 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (31-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-73-2
Recent Section Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/23 vs Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont), 8/31 Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/7 at Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 9/14 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo), 9/21 at Heritage (Brentwood), 10/5 at Northgate (Walnut Creek), 10/12 Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 10/19 Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/26 at Mt. Diablo (Concord), 11/2 College Park (Pleasant Hill)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (28.3), Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (24.7), Heritage (Brentwood) (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-21.5), Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (-17.8), Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (-15.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (13.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #541
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6178
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%