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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Murphy
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Eastern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2013 National Rank: #4646
2013 State Rank: #349
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2014 National Rank: #4278
2014 State Rank: #324
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 101-36 (47-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.9
2013 Points Against Average: 16
2013 Differential: +15.9
2013 Wins: #4676 Redlands (20-16), #4828 Cathedral City (13-0), #5726 Palm Desert (39-14), #6891 Corona (28-14), #9799 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (63-0), #12907 Pacific (San Bernardino) (63-6), #13034 Indio (63-6)
2013 Losses: #2591 Colony (Ontario) (36-21), #3053 La Quinta (19-6), #5726 Palm Desert (31-14), #5839 Silverado (Victorville) (34-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 52-66
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (Eastern (VIII))
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Tahquitz (Hemet) (24-0), 9/5/14 Redlands (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/5 at Redlands, 9/12 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 9/19 at Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 10/3 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/10 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/17 at La Quinta, 10/24 Palm Desert, 10/31 at Indio, 11/7 Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (23.5), La Quinta (23), Tahquitz (Hemet) (20.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-27.5), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-6), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-0.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (5.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5306
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%