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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: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Smith 6'7" 275 Senior T/DE 5.03
Peyton Uhl 6'0" 200 Senior QB/LB 4.68
McKinley Ross 5'10" 220 Senior RB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, LBs, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Team Size, Must Replace 4 Of 5 Starting OL, Lost All 4 DL Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2014 National Rank: #2915
2014 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2015 National Rank: #2385
2015 State Rank: #192
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3099
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 21-29 (1-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 27.5
2014 Points Against Average: 32
2014 Differential: -4.5
2014 Wins: #993 Palm Springs (31-27), #5307 Tahquitz (Hemet) (31-6), #8316 Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (48-7), #13401 Indian Springs (San Bernardino) (45-14)
2014 Losses: #162 Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (50-3), #301 Great Oak (Temecula) (42-17), #722 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley) (59-16), #1903 Temecula Valley (Temecula) (31-17), #1911 Chaparral (Temecula) (34-20), #2009 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) (50-47)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-51
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at St. Francis (Honolulu, HI), 9/4 Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley), 9/11 Tahquitz (Hemet), 9/19 at Palm Springs, 9/25 Jurupa Hills (Fontana), 10/9 Murrieta Valley (Murrieta), 10/16 Temecula Valley (Temecula), 10/23 at Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 10/30 at Great Oak (Temecula), 11/6 at Chaparral (Temecula)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta) (57.8), Great Oak (Temecula) (50.4), Palm Springs (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jurupa Hills (Fontana) (-2), St. Francis (Honolulu, HI) (9.2), Chaparral (Temecula) (17.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #648
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%