El Dorado (Placerville, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Joe Volek
League: Sierra Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #111

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Melton 6'1" 200 FB 5.00
Andrew Montez 5'11" 300 DL 5.80
Clayton van Dunn 6'0" 175 WR 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -11.6
2011 National Rank: #10689
2011 State Rank: #787
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -16.1
2012 National Rank: #11509
2012 State Rank: #833
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10157
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 23-67 (9-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.5
2011 Points Against Average: 42.7
2011 Differential: -25.2
2011 Wins: #10778 Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (28-6), #12882 Galt (54-12)
2011 Losses: #1911 Placer (Auburn) (55-13), #2719 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (47-10), #4035 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (56-7), #4407 Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (34-0), #5154 Union Mine (El Dorado) (48-21), #5256 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (52-22), #5850 River City (West Sacramento) (65-12), #9673 Foothill (Sacramento) (52-8)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-55
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe), 8/31 vs Tokay (Lodi), 9/7 Brookside Christian (Stockton), 9/14 at Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), 9/21 Vista del Lago (Folsom), 9/28 at River City (West Sacramento), 10/12 Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove), 10/20 vs Liberty Ranch (Galt), 10/26 Union Mine (El Dorado), 11/2 at Galt
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Vista del Lago (Folsom) (19.5), Liberty Ranch (Galt) (16.4), Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brookside Christian (Stockton) (-32.7), Galt (-27.7), Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (-18.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #722
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8925
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%