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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Davidson
League: Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Special Talent/Dual-Threat At QB, Running Game, Team Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Lack Of Play-Makers

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -12.5
2014 National Rank: #10666
2014 State Rank: #735
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -12
2015 National Rank: #10516
2015 State Rank: #714
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8
Dynasty National Rank: #5590
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20
Dynasty Record: 71-63-1 (34-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 11.4
2014 Points Against Average: 45.5
2014 Differential: -34.1
2014 Wins: #9056 Katella (Anaheim) (28-27)
2014 Losses: #1344 Buena Park (70-3), #2314 Valencia (Placentia) (44-7), #3046 Cypress (39-23), #3292 Millikan (Long Beach) (47-3), #4326 Tustin (61-7), #5970 Warren (Downey) (52-6), #6339 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (38-17), #7184 El Modena (Orange) (42-14), #8419 Pacifica (Garden Grove) (35-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-47
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Orange), 2007 (Orange), 2006 (tied for 1st; Orange), 2005 (Orange), 2004 (Orange), 2003 (Orange)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Alhambra, 9/3 vs Katella (Anaheim), 9/17 El Modena (Orange), 9/25 Warren (Downey), 10/2 at Buena Park, 10/9 Tustin, 10/16 at Valencia (Placentia), 10/22 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/29 Pacifica (Garden Grove), 11/5 Cypress
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Buena Park (31.9), Valencia (Placentia) (20), Tustin (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Alhambra (-30.2), Katella (Anaheim) (-12.3), Pacifica (Garden Grove) (3.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #406
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5445
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%