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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Dennis Stubbs
League: Central California
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ridge Burtuccio 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.80
Andre Bodiker 6'0" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.60
Jayshaan Wright 5'9" 170 Junior DB/WR 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Implementing New System, Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 5.4
2011 National Rank: #6597
2011 State Rank: #511
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2012 National Rank: #6745
2012 State Rank: #523
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5727
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 44-48-1 (21-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 31.3
2011 Points Against Average: 42.5
2011 Differential: -11.2
2011 Wins: #7520 Tracy (42-28), #13155 Fresno (49-7)
2011 Losses: #449 Clovis (48-21), #601 Freedom (Oakley) (42-16), #670 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (90-48), #1640 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (56-10), #2241 Merced (40-33), #2958 Turlock (27-24), #3721 Atwater (57-42), #7535 Johansen (Modesto) (30-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-45
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Downey [Thomas] (Modesto), 8/31 Central Valley (Ceres), 9/7 Antioch, 9/13 Davis [Grace] (Modesto), 9/21 at McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton), 10/5 Atwater, 10/12 at Turlock, 10/19 Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/26 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 11/2 Merced
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Buhach Colony (Atwater) (34.9), Merced (31.4), Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (-7.8), Central Valley (Ceres) (-1.4), McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton) (10.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2189
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%