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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Cardinal/Silver
Coach: Marc Salazar
League: East Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Baggio Gutierrez 5'7" 160 Senior RB 4.85
Fernando Tapia 6'0" 255 Senior DT
Alex Surita 6'0" 310 Junior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Players' Belief In What Can Be Accomplished, Running Game, Strong Defense
Team Weaknesses: History/Lack Of Positive Tradition, Passing Game

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2014 National Rank: #11593
2014 State Rank: #799
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -17
2015 National Rank: #11464
2015 State Rank: #786
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11935
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 38-85 (26-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 23
2014 Points Against Average: 21.2
2014 Differential: +1.8
2014 Wins: #10390 Sierra Pacific (Hanford) (39-17), #12929 Strathmore (41-12), #13088 Rosamond (40-0), #13447 Orange Cove (39-6)
2014 Losses: #5608 Corcoran (20-15), #7017 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (46-0), #8665 Farmersville (57-37), #11610 Woodlake (25-6), #12356 Lindsay (17-7), #13148 Orosi (12-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; East Yosemite)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/3/15 Farmersville (40-13), 9/11/15 Orosi (23-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano), 9/3 Farmersville, 9/11 at Orosi, 9/25 at Orange Cove, 10/2 at Rosamond, 10/9 Corcoran, 10/16 at Lindsay, 10/24 vs Sierra Pacific (Hanford), 10/30 at Strathmore, 11/5 Woodlake
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [Robert F.] (Delano) (8.5), Corcoran (-0.5), Woodlake (-8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Orosi (-39.1), Strathmore (-31.5), Lindsay (-27.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #866
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12442
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%