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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/Black/White
Coach: Marcello Giuliano
League: Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (VI)
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Howard/QB
Trevor Brown MLB/RB
Joshua Nauls DB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Continuity, Experience On Offense, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense, Depth, Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.3
2012 National Rank: #4327
2012 State Rank: #327
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2013 National Rank: #5214
2013 State Rank: #390
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3597
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 28-26-1 (15-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 25
2012 Points Against Average: 21.4
2012 Differential: +3.6
2012 Wins: #5367 Cypress (38-8), #7537 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (42-0), #8165 Western (Anaheim) (39-0), #9883 Costa Mesa (21-6), #10319 Millikan (Long Beach) (40-21)
2012 Losses: #335 Tustin (56-0), #1542 Yorba Linda (42-28), #1823 Valencia (Placentia) (16-6), #3095 Garden Grove (38-14), #6139 Bellflower (27-22)
2012 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (Garden Grove), 2004 (Garden Grove)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/6 vs Bellflower, 9/13 vs Segerstrom (Santa Ana), 9/20 at Garden Grove, 9/27 vs Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/4 vs Tustin, 10/10 at Western (Anaheim), 10/17 at Valencia (Placentia), 10/24 vs Cypress, 11/2 vs Yorba Linda
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Tustin (42.7), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (29), Valencia (Placentia) (29)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Anaheim) (-1.5), Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (1.8), Segerstrom (Santa Ana) (6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #204
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2312
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%