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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kurt Hargett
League: 4A Oregon West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

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

TOP PLAYERS
Travis DeRocher RB/LB
Brady Hiner C
David Lakeman G

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Oshay Dunmore 6'2" 200 Senior ATH 4.5 [Oregon]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Efficient Offense, Sound Defense
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 6
2011 National Rank: #6438
2011 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.8
2012 National Rank: #7242
2012 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8110
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 50-41 (26-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.9
2011 Points Against Average: 26.2
2011 Differential: +8.7
2011 Wins: #3069 Central (Independence) (26-22), #8696 Stayton (38-14), #8945 Astoria (43-20), #9072 Cascade (Turner) (28-12), #11179 Estacada (46-36), #11216 South Umpqua (Myrtle Creek) (36-14), #11918 Cottage Grove (55-27), #12357 Taft (Lincoln City) (51-12)
2011 Losses: #1867 Siuslaw (Florence) (42-6), #5373 Klamath Union (Klamath Falls) (41-21), #7930 Philomath (48-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (4A Val-Co)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at South Umpqua (Myrtle Creek), 9/7 at Astoria, 9/14 Tillamook, 9/21 Siuslaw (Florence), 9/28 Cascade (Turner), 10/5 Stayton, 10/11 at Philomath, 10/19 Taft (Lincoln City), 10/26 at Central (Independence)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Siuslaw (Florence) (28.8), Central (Independence) (14.7), Philomath (0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tillamook (-16.8), Taft (Lincoln City) (-14.2), Astoria (-7.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (-2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7835
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%