| Rocklin (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Greg Benzel League: Sierra Foothill Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-IV Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2011 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Daniel Kniffin 6'4" 180 Senior QB 4.60 Jared Amader 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.55 Sam Woods 5'11" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.25 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 24.2 2011 National Rank: #2537 2011 State Rank: #224 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.5 2012 National Rank: #3063 2012 State Rank: #258 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1287 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 57-42 [58-41 on the field] (24-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 19.6 2011 Points Against Average: 27.1 2011 Differential: -7.5 2011 Wins: #1813 Los Banos (27-19), #2511 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (21-7), #5256 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (31-27) 2011 Losses: #125 Del Oro (Loomis) (37-7), #142 Granite Bay (35-13), #1104 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (30-27), #1446 Whitney (Rocklin) (48-34), #1494 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (21-7), #1573 Roseville (26-14), #2340 Woodcreek (Roseville) (21-15) 2011 Opponents W-L: 79-41 Recent Section Championships: 2009 (II) Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 8/31 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/7 Whitney (Rocklin), 9/14 at Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 9/21 Inderkum (Sacramento), 10/5 at Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 10/12 Granite Bay, 10/19 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/26 Roseville, 11/2 at Del Oro (Loomis) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Del Oro (Loomis) (52.4), Granite Bay (49.7), Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (39.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Woodcreek (Roseville) (20.8), Roseville (22.4), Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (23.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #146 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |