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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Musser
League: 6A Southwest (moving from 6A Special District 1)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zac Hannan 5'11" 170 Senior RB 4.62
Anthony Del Toro 6'3" 255 Junior OL/DL 5.09
Kirk Meadows 5'11" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, T

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2013 National Rank: #2029
2013 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.5
2014 National Rank: #1169
2014 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 54-60 (29-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.7
2013 Points Against Average: 30.5
2013 Differential: +2.2
2013 Wins: #3247 Westview (Portland) (54-7), #3330 West Linn (44-30), #3940 Roseburg (52-42), #4930 South Medford (Medford) (32-31), #5054 Crater (Central Point) (30-14), #7140 Thurston (Springfield) (45-21), #8001 South Eugene (Eugene) (31-14)
2013 Losses: #308 Tigard (62-3), #889 Clackamas (42-23), #1212 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (45-25), #1363 North Medford (Medford) (28-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Sherwood, 9/12 Newberg, 10/3 South Medford (Medford), 10/10 North Medford (Medford), 10/17 at Roseburg, 10/24 South Eugene (Eugene), 10/31 Willamette (Eugene)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Medford (Medford) (43.1), Sherwood (36.8), South Medford (Medford) (22)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Willamette (Eugene) (-5.9), South Eugene (Eugene) (10.7), Newberg (14.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (24.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1919
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%