GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Bryon Hamilton
League: Eastern (moving from Eastern - North)
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Januseveskis 6'4" 190 WR 4.53
Willie Mitchell 6'1" 275 DL 5.10
Jacob Shaddox 6'0" 190 RB 4.61
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Addison Gillam 6'3" 220 Senior LB [San Jose State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Speed At WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, LB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2011 National Rank: #1726
2011 State Rank: #167
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.5
2012 National Rank: #3063
2012 State Rank: #258
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #975
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 67-36 (33-22-3 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.5
2011 Points Against Average: 16.5
2011 Differential: +20
2011 Wins: #2073 Enterprise (Redding) (23-21), #2427 Chico (51-20), #2706 Deer Valley (Antioch) (30-19), #3589 Shasta (Redding) (35-33), #4548 Lassen (Susanville) (22-20), #7836 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (42-0), #8997 Red Bluff (48-10), #9321 River Valley (Yuba City) (59-7), #9928 Anderson (55-21), #10654 Dixon (60-0)
2011 Losses: #505 Paradise (40-7), #2073 Enterprise (Redding) (7-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent Section Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern - North), 2010 (tied for 1st; Eastern - North), 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks, NV), 9/7 vs Placer (Auburn), 9/14 Lassen (Susanville), 9/21 Shasta (Redding), 9/28 at Paradise, 10/5 Pleasant Valley (Chico), 10/12 at Enterprise (Redding), 10/19 Chico, 10/26 vs Oroville, 11/2 at Red Bluff
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Paradise (42.7), Placer (Auburn) (36.4), Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks, NV) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-26.5), Red Bluff (-8.4), Pleasant Valley (Chico) (-5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (16.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #274
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2852
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%