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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Brian Hamilton
League: Diablo Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2012 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Daniels 6'2" 195 Junior QB
Robert Liu 5'11" 245 Junior OL/DE
Branden Barajas 5'10" 255 Senior DL/OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Olito Thompson 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.50 [Washington State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 27.5
2012 National Rank: #2103
2012 State Rank: #191
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 15.4
2013 National Rank: #4057
2013 State Rank: #311
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1782
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 48-14-1 (19-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 37.1
2012 Points Against Average: 15.6
2012 Differential: +21.5
2012 Wins: #746 Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (16-10), #3258 Casa Grande (Petaluma) (14-6), #3991 Heritage (Brentwood) (34-0), #6021 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (50-13), #7558 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (38-3), #7754 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (50-7), #10008 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (50-6), #10034 Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (60-8), #11407 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (54-12), #12113 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (68-12)
2012 Losses: #513 Clayton Valley (Concord) (49-6), #513 Clayton Valley (Concord) (49-22), #2425 Northgate (Walnut Creek) (28-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 81-66
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Liberty (Brentwood), 9/6 at Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 9/20 vs Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo), 9/27 Heritage (Brentwood), 10/4 Oakland, 10/11 at Ygnacio Valley (Concord), 10/18 Northgate (Walnut Creek), 10/25 vs College Park (Pleasant Hill), 11/1 at Clayton Valley (Concord), 11/8 Mt. Diablo (Concord)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (43), Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (38.1), Northgate (Walnut Creek) (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Oakland (-21.1), Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-16.4), Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (-13)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 (12.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #365
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4810
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%