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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Miller
League: Mother Lode
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #81

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colin Jacobs 6'0" 170 Senior QB/RB 4.80
Eddie Murarik 5'11" 180 Senior RB/QB 5.00
Bailey Wright 6'0" 200 Senior FB/LB 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth At QB, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Question Marks On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -5
2012 National Rank: #9191
2012 State Rank: #659
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8496
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 19-32 [18-33 on the field] (7-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 21.2
2012 Points Against Average: 31.1
2012 Differential: -9.9
2012 Wins: #11623 Riverbank (33-30), #11642 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (34-7), #14085 Gustine (56-7)
2012 Losses: #1488 Escalon (34-10), #1782 Ripon (47-7), #2200 Argonaut (Jackson) (41-3), #5139 Summerville (Tuolumne) (35-14), #5238 Calaveras (San Andreas) (39-34), #6345 Dixon (44-7), #6966 Amador (Sutter Creek) (27-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 68-43
Recent League Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Gustine, 9/6 Ripon, 9/13 at Escalon, 9/20 at Riverbank, 9/27 Dixon, 10/11 at Calaveras (San Andreas), 10/18 Argonaut (Jackson), 10/25 at Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 11/1 Amador (Sutter Creek), 11/8 at Summerville (Tuolumne)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ripon (26.5), Argonaut (Jackson) (20.2), Escalon (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Gustine (-42.6), Riverbank (-19.2), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-15.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #555
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7411
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%