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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Hammond
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Nevills 6'3" 265 Senior TE/DE
John Paz 6'2" 225 Senior DE
Kendal Johnson 6'0" 275 OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jason Black 5'11" 190 Senior CB [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Defensive Front

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 43
2012 National Rank: #541
2012 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 41.1
2013 National Rank: #556
2013 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1067
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 32-25 (15-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 22.5
2012 Points Against Average: 14.1
2012 Differential: +8.4
2012 Wins: #135 Clovis North (Fresno) (38-33), #333 Central (Fresno) (15-12), #544 Edison (Fresno) (27-10), #2307 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (37-6), #2719 Buchanan (Clovis) (14-0), #2910 Clovis West (Fresno) (28-16), #3070 Atwater (7-6), #3395 Centennial (Bakersfield) (28-17), #5434 Clovis East (Clovis) (20-0)
2012 Losses: #186 El Toro (Lake Forest) (30-10), #834 Liberty (Bakersfield) (25-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 70-60
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 vs Edison (Fresno), 9/6 Lemoore, 9/13 at Centennial (Bakersfield), 9/20 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 9/26 Atwater, 10/11 Clovis East (Clovis), 10/17 Central (Fresno), 10/25 Buchanan (Clovis), 11/1 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 11/8 Clovis West (Fresno)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Fresno) (58.3), Clovis North (Fresno) (52.7), Edison (Fresno) (50.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lemoore (5.6), Centennial (Bakersfield) (13.5), Clovis East (Clovis) (14.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3 (33.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #573
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%