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GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Dave Humphers
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Vallejo 6'2" 220 Senior LB/FB 4.58 [Boise State]
Hank Humphers 6'2" 195 Senior LB/RB 4.67
Kyle Cota 5'11" 200 Senior QB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Off-Season Work Ethic

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2011 National Rank: #1104
2011 State Rank: #111
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2012 National Rank: #851
2012 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #515
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 76-29 [75-30 on the field] (32-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.9
2011 Points Against Average: 20.4
2011 Differential: +8.5
2011 Wins: #1573 Roseville (54-30), #2340 Woodcreek (Roseville) (37-0), #2427 Chico (32-21), #2537 Rocklin (30-27), #3521 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (16-13), #3680 McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (27-6), #5256 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (47-0)
2011 Losses: #125 Del Oro (Loomis) (35-31), #142 Granite Bay (28-21), #510 Elk Grove (23-7), #1117 Franklin (Elk Grove) (41-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 79-48
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Delta Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV), 8/31 at Grant (Sacramento), 9/7 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/14 Chico, 9/21 at Elk Grove, 10/5 Rocklin, 10/12 Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/19 at Roseville, 10/26 at Del Oro (Loomis), 11/2 Granite Bay
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Del Oro (Loomis) (52.4), Granite Bay (49.7), Elk Grove (42.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (17.5), Chico (20.3), Rocklin (20.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28 (31.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #211
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%