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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Rich Schimke
League: Pac-5
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northern (III)
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Erickson 6'0" 210 Junior RB/MLB 4.75
Justin Davis 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.95
Evan Espinoza 6'0" 220 Senior DE/TE 5.04

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Oliver 6'4" 225 Senior TE
Bailey Gaither 6'1" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Habits, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Somewhat Inexperienced

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 48.3
2014 National Rank: #365
2014 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 44.6
2015 National Rank: #502
2015 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1221
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18
Dynasty Record: 82-52-1 (37-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 36.7
2014 Points Against Average: 18.3
2014 Differential: +18.4
2014 Wins: #569 Newbury Park (13-10), #575 Arroyo Grande (28-21), #575 Arroyo Grande (28-27), #1291 Clovis (48-30), #2064 Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo) (41-35), #2206 Palmdale (49-16), #3196 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (40-12), #3209 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (31-0), #3673 Nordhoff (Ojai) (42-10), #5423 Morro Bay (63-10), #5600 Royal (Simi Valley) (42-14), #7614 San Luis Obispo (63-14), #8639 Cabrillo (Lompoc) (45-6)
2014 Losses: #180 El Capitan (Lakeside) (41-0), #1009 Atascadero (28-18)
2014 Opponents W-L: 110-70
Recent Section Championships: 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2010 (Pac-7), 2007 (tied for 1st; Pac-7), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Clovis, 9/4 at Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo), 9/11 vs Cabrillo (Lompoc), 9/18 at St. Joseph (Santa Maria), 9/25 vs Nordhoff (Ojai), 10/2 at Morro Bay, 10/9 at Arroyo Grande, 10/16 at San Luis Obispo, 10/30 vs Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 11/6 vs Atascadero
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Arroyo Grande (52.5), Clovis (43.6), Camarillo [Adolfo] (Camarillo) (38.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cabrillo (Lompoc) (-5.4), San Luis Obispo (-3.8), Morro Bay (2.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (29.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #116
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1339
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%