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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: White/Navy/Silver
Coach: Chris Smith
League: Mountain Valley (moving from Mid-Valley)
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
James Romero 6'3.5" 265 Senior T 4.85
Jacob Jensen 6'0" 185 Senior RB/OL 4.62
Garrett Tobin 6'1" 175 Junior QB/FS 4.48

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic, Lines
Team Weaknesses: New System, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -46.4
2013 National Rank: #14393
2013 State Rank: #1045
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: -43.9
2014 National Rank: #14120
2014 State Rank: #1036
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -23
Dynasty National Rank: #13543
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 37-81 (27-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 0-10
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 8.2
2013 Points Against Average: 39.3
2013 Differential: -31.1
2013 Wins: none
2013 Losses: #6123 Winters (49-7), #9054 Biggs (45-13), #9299 Hamilton (Hamilton City) (33-7), #9522 Colusa (43-6), #10762 Rio Vista (36-6), #11018 Pierce (Arbuckle) (33-20), #12723 Quincy (47-8), #12958 Williams (26-2), #13057 East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (58-13), #13292 West Campus (Sacramento) (23-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-47
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Pierce (Arbuckle), 9/6 Woodland Christian (Woodland), 9/12 Tomales, 9/19 at East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 9/26 Maxwell, 10/3 at Los Molinos, 10/17 at Chester, 10/24 Quincy, 10/31 at Portola, 11/7 Biggs
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Maxwell (2.1), Biggs (-4.7), Pierce (Arbuckle) (-9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Los Molinos (-52.9), East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) (-30.8), Portola (-27)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #948
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12539
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%