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GENERAL
Nickname: Thundering Herd
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Chris Nixon
League: Delta
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Robards 5'11" 185 Senior P/K 4.6
Diego Cervantes 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DL
Lau Ta'amu 6'1" 270 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 43.7
2014 National Rank: #590
2014 State Rank: #51
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 46.2
2015 National Rank: #419
2015 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30
Dynasty National Rank: #829
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 104-41 [103-42 on the field] (50-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.6
2014 Points Against Average: 15.8
2014 Differential: +22.8
2014 Wins: #903 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (34-27), #1082 Franklin (Elk Grove) (35-6), #2687 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (59-34), #3424 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (42-14), #3770 Yuba City (7-0), #3814 Lincoln (Stockton) (29-7), #4273 Vintage (Napa) (69-7), #5724 Damonte Ranch (Reno, NV) (55-7), #6206 Davis (56-13), #7165 Sheldon (Sacramento) (44-0)
2014 Losses: #133 Grant (Sacramento) (26-19), #248 St. Mary's (Stockton) (23-15), #805 Jesuit (Carmichael) (42-38)
2014 Opponents W-L: 82-69
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Delta Valley), 2011 (Delta Valley), 2007 (Delta Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; Delta Valley), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/28/15 Reno (NV) (38-7), 9/11/15 Lincoln (Stockton) (41-14), 9/18/15 Yuba City (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Reno (NV), 9/11 at Lincoln (Stockton), 9/18 at Yuba City, 9/25 Davis, 10/2 at Grant (Sacramento), 10/9 Jesuit (Carmichael), 10/16 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 10/23 at Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 10/30 vs Franklin (Elk Grove), 11/6 Sheldon (Sacramento)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Sacramento) (48.1), Franklin (Elk Grove) (44.3), Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (33.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Davis (14.1), Sheldon (Sacramento) (14.5), Reno (NV) (21.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (27.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #691
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%