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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Dennis Stubbs
League: Central California
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #78

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 0-9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jayshaun Wright 5'10" 170 Senior DB
T.J. Moore 6'5" 320 Senior OL
Devron Davis 5'10" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Little Success Last Season

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2012 National Rank: #6178
2012 State Rank: #458
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2013 National Rank: #7109
2013 State Rank: #510
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #6899
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even
Dynasty Record: 14-36 (3-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 18.1
2012 Points Against Average: 30.2
2012 Differential: -12.1
2012 Wins: #4761 McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton) (22-20), #7156 Central Valley (Ceres) (28-25), #11136 Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (41-27)
2012 Losses: #636 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (49-16), #1606 Downey [Thomas] (Modesto) (49-7), #1878 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (42-21), #1954 Merced (14-13), #3070 Atwater (28-6), #4531 Antioch (20-13), #5263 Turlock (28-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-45
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/31 at Downey [Thomas] (Modesto), 9/6 Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto), 9/12 Granada (Livermore), 9/20 vs Davis [Grace] (Modesto), 9/27 McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton), 10/11 at Atwater, 10/18 Turlock, 10/25 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 11/1 vs Pitman [John H.] (Turlock), 11/8 Merced
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Buhach Colony (Atwater) (31.2), Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (29.1), Granada (Livermore) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (-18.5), Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto) (-4.6), McNair [Ronald E.] (Stockton) (13.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #228
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2612
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%