GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Dennis Houlihan
League: Sierra Foothill
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-IV
Playoff Division Rank: #33
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Gareth Noxon 6'0" 190 Senior FS/WR 4.70
Mo Nieves 5'9" 180 Junior HB/NG 4.40
Davi Pettinato 6'3" 200 Senior TE/DE 5.10
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanner Vallejo 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.7 [Boise State]
Cole Hannum 6'2" 225 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, OLB
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2012 National Rank: #1870
2012 State Rank: #166
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2013 National Rank: #2821
2013 State Rank: #223
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #840
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 39-19 [38-20 on the field] (14-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 27.4
2012 Points Against Average: 27.1
2012 Differential: +0.3
2012 Wins: #1840 Grant (Sacramento) (37-7), #1992 Chico (38-30), #5219 Roseville (52-19), #5580 Woodcreek (Roseville) (45-7), #5616 McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (27-10)
2012 Losses: #36 Granite Bay (38-7), #302 Franklin (Elk Grove) (35-14), #449 Elk Grove (43-19), #832 Del Oro (Loomis) (45-25), #1310 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (29-28), #1754 Rocklin (35-9)
2012 Opponents W-L: 78-55
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I), 2005 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Delta Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV), 9/6 Grant (Sacramento), 9/13 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/21 vs Chico, 9/27 Elk Grove, 10/11 at Rocklin, 10/18 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/25 Roseville, 11/1 Del Oro (Loomis), 11/8 at Granite Bay
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Granite Bay (68.6), Elk Grove (51.5), Del Oro (Loomis) (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodcreek (Roseville) (11.2), McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (14.2), Chico (17.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (33.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #330
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%