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GENERAL
Nickname: Gauchos
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: Trent Herzog
League: North Bay
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Porchivina 6'2" 215 Junior RB/LB 4.64
JaJuan Lawson 6'2" 200 Junior QB/ATH 4.47
Brendan Jackson 6'3" 285 Sophomore G/DT 5.44

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Qualls 6'2" 275 Senior DT 5.4 [Washington]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year Returning Starter At QB, Running Game, OL Size/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Experience At WR/DB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2012 National Rank: #3258
2012 State Rank: #263
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 21.3
2013 National Rank: #2868
2013 State Rank: #228
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1995
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 45-15-1 (25-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30.9
2012 Points Against Average: 17.5
2012 Differential: +13.4
2012 Wins: #3991 Heritage (Brentwood) (34-21), #5591 Windsor (38-13), #5922 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (35-10), #7230 Santa Rosa (45-0), #8940 Eureka (43-14), #9280 Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (49-19), #11200 Ukiah (62-13)
2012 Losses: #1423 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (25-7), #1625 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (28-7), #2103 Concord (14-6), #2590 Napa (35-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Sonoma County), 2008 (Sonoma County), 2007 (tied for 1st; Sonoma County), 2006 (Sonoma County), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sonoma County), 2004 (Sonoma County), 2003 (Sonoma County)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Eureka, 9/6 at Heritage (Brentwood), 9/14 vs Napa, 9/27 Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 10/4 at Santa Rosa, 10/11 at Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa), 10/18 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 10/25 Ukiah, 11/1 Windsor, 11/8 at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (30.4), Napa (24.7), Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ukiah (-14.4), Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (-5.3), Eureka (-5.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (13.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #354
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4655
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%