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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Mike Papadopoulos
League: Monticello Empire
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Curtis Goins 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB
Jacob Te'o 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB
Timmy Scott 5'10" 190 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Johnny Schupp Senior OT [Colorado State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 53
2011 National Rank: #162
2011 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.8
2012 National Rank: #219
2012 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.3
Dynasty National Rank: #472
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.2
Dynasty Record: 84-21-2 (39-5-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 46.1
2011 Points Against Average: 22.4
2011 Differential: +23.7
2011 Wins: #142 Granite Bay (38-27), #353 Folsom (39-35), #670 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (27-17), #680 St. Mary's (Stockton) (27-19), #1155 Valley Christian (San Jose) (41-27), #1573 Roseville (54-34), #2410 Napa (35-21), #2706 Deer Valley (Antioch) (48-21), #5464 Rodriguez (Fairfield) (61-27), #7178 Vintage (Napa) (63-26), #7278 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (64-17), #8004 Fairfield (56-7), #12071 Armijo (Fairfield) (63-3)
2011 Losses: #591 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (33-29)
2011 Opponents W-L: 94-68
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (II), 2006 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/16/11 Granite Bay (38-27), 9/23/11 Valley Christian (San Jose) (41-27), 9/30/11 Deer Valley (Antioch) (48-21), 10/7/11 Napa (35-21), 10/14/11 Fairfield (56-7), 10/21/11 Armijo (Fairfield) (63-3), 10/28/11 Vintage (Napa) (63-26), 11/4/11 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (64-17), 11/10/11 Roseville (54-34), 11/18/11 St. Mary's (Stockton) (27-19), 11/25/11 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (27-17), 12/3/11 Folsom (39-35)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Valley Christian (San Jose), 9/7 Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 9/14 at Granite Bay, 9/21 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/28 at Deer Valley (Antioch), 10/5 vs Vintage (Napa), 10/12 Armijo (Fairfield), 10/19 vs Napa, 10/26 Rodriguez (Fairfield), 11/2 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Granite Bay (49.7), Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (47.9), Valley Christian (San Jose) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Armijo (Fairfield) (-16.2), Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (-6.8), Vintage (Napa) (2.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (28.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%