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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Murphy
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Central (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chance Spates 5'11" 215 Senior ILB/RB 4.60
Tayler Hawkins 6'1" 170 Sophomore ATH/DB 4.45
Jesus Jimenez 6'0" 195 Senior LB/TE 4.70

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rodney Butler 6'2" 205 Senior LB [New Mexico State]
Michael Greer 6'2" 195 Senior LB [Oregon State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid QB, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2012 National Rank: #5061
2012 State Rank: #378
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 5.6
2013 National Rank: #6344
2013 State Rank: #449
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1268
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 50-12 (24-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 26.5
2012 Points Against Average: 13.6
2012 Differential: +12.9
2012 Wins: #6513 Silverado (Victorville) (24-7), #6536 La Quinta (20-14), #7836 Palm Desert (21-0), #7836 Palm Desert (27-20), #9007 Cathedral City (45-17), #11558 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (62-0), #12165 Indio (33-7), #12467 Pacific (San Bernardino) (41-6)
2012 Losses: #714 Redlands (44-9), #3177 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (21-3), #4851 Corona (14-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 40-78
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Eastern (VIII))
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Palm Desert, 9/6 Pacific (San Bernardino), 9/13 at Silverado (Victorville), 9/20 Corona, 9/27 Redlands, 10/11 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/18 Palm Desert, 10/25 at La Quinta, 11/1 at Indio, 11/8 at Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Redlands (24.8), La Quinta (11.5), Corona (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-30.3), Pacific (San Bernardino) (-22.2), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-5.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #581
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7852
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%