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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White/Silver
Coach: Mazi Moayed
League: Marin County
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Goff 6'5" 190 Senior QB 4.70 [California]
Gunnar Graham 6'6" 280 Senior T/DT 5.15 [Colorado]
Drew Celis & Nick Devere 6'0" 180 Junior WR/ATH 4.57

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt McFadden 6'5" 290 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters On Offense, LB, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2011 National Rank: #591
2011 State Rank: #66
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: 44.2
2012 National Rank: #374
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #946
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 90-26 (58-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 40.4
2011 Points Against Average: 14.2
2011 Differential: +26.2
2011 Wins: #162 Vacaville (33-29), #999 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (28-26), #2128 Encinal (Alameda) (41-6), #2595 Novato (41-6), #2731 Berkeley (35-27), #3656 Eureka (42-7), #5466 Tamalpais (Mill Valley) (41-0), #5660 San Marin (Novato) (45-23), #7771 Justin-Siena (Napa) (35-13), #7946 Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) (54-7), #8802 Terra Linda (San Rafael) (41-21), #9284 Redwood (Larkspur) (60-14), #13213 San Rafael (52-0)
2011 Losses: #473 Campolindo (Moraga) (20-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 97-66-1
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (III), 2003 (2A Redwood Empire)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Miramonte (Orinda), 9/1 St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 9/7 at Vacaville, 9/14 at Justin-Siena (Napa), 9/22 San Marin (Novato), 9/29 Redwood (Larkspur), 10/6 at Novato, 10/13 at Terra Linda (San Rafael), 10/20 Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo), 11/3 Tamalpais (Mill Valley)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Vacaville (52.5), St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (38.6), Novato (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Redwood (Larkspur) (-13.6), Terra Linda (San Rafael) (-5.1), Drake [Sir Francis] (San Anselmo) (-5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (16.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #324
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3374
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%