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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Forest Green/Silver/Bronze
Coach: Justin Schaeffer
League: Southwestern
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: West Valley (II)
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bryan Phan 6'3" 200 Senior WR/DB
McKinely Ross 5'9.5" 185 Junior RB/DB
Tommy McCraw 6'0" 260 Senior DL/OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ruben Meza 6'5" 250 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2013 National Rank: #2641
2013 State Rank: #227
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2014 National Rank: #2720
2014 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 17-23 (1-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 27
2013 Differential: +3.2
2013 Wins: #3249 Tahquitz (Hemet) (13-6), #3393 Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (45-35), #6204 Citrus Valley (Redlands) (42-32), #6335 Hemet (38-23), #9281 Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) (49-7)
2013 Losses: #44 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (43-14), #552 Chaparral (Temecula) (31-22), #971 Great Oak (Temecula) (31-21), #1079 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (30-27), #3647 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (32-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-47
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Indian Springs (San Bernardino), 9/5 at Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 9/12 at Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/19 Palm Springs, 9/26 at Jurupa Hills (Fontana), 10/10 at Murrieta Valley (Murrieta), 10/17 vs Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/24 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/30 Great Oak (Temecula), 11/7 Chaparral (Temecula)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (64.7), Chaparral (Temecula) (56.4), Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (56)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indian Springs (San Bernardino) (-35.4), Temecula Valley (Temecula) (10.4), Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (15.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #561
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%