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GENERAL
Nickname: 76ers
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Norm Brown
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
TJ.Muaava 5'11" 215 Senior LB/ATH 4.60
JoJo Valenzuela 5'9" 180 Senior RB/SS 4.50
Khari Vanderbilt 6'2.5" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.59

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Fernando Villanueva 6'7" 285 Senior OL [San Jose State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Lines, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: TE, OLB, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2011 National Rank: #5968
2011 State Rank: #473
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.4
2012 National Rank: #5569
2012 State Rank: #433
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6187
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 43-52-2 [42-53-2 on the field] (29-32-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.3
2011 Points Against Average: 36
2011 Differential: -13.7
2011 Wins: #6289 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (31-28), #6317 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (31-27), #9698 Westmont (Campbell) (21-6), #9831 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (21-17)
2011 Losses: #1035 Bullard (Fresno) (62-7), #1250 Oak Grove (San Jose) (28-0), #1873 Leland (San Jose) (55-52), #1969 Pioneer (San Jose) (38-13), #2494 Heritage (Brentwood) (52-20), #4778 Willow Glen (San Jose) (47-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-49-1
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Santa Teresa)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Leigh (San Jose), 9/15 at Silver Creek (San Jose), 9/21 Branham (San Jose), 9/28 Oak Grove (San Jose), 10/5 at Pioneer (San Jose), 10/12 Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/19 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/26 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill), 11/2 at Leland (San Jose), 11/10 at Santa Teresa (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer (San Jose) (30.7), Oak Grove (San Jose) (29.5), Leland (San Jose) (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Branham (San Jose) (-20.1), Silver Creek (San Jose) (-7.4), Leigh (San Jose) (-2.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #429
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4594
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%