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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Donnell Carson
League: Tri-County - Stone
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Emet Wofford 5'11" 170 Senior FS 4.6
Cory Sterner 6'0" 175 Senior LB 4.6
Nick Wood 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Experienced Leaders Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Many New Players Offensively, Tough Replacing All Graduated Seniors

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -22.6
2015 National Rank: #12314
2015 State Rank: #860
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2016 National Rank: #12330
2016 State Rank: #872
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #13438
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 31-98-2 [32-97-2 on the field] (16-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.3
2015 Points Against Average: 26.6
2015 Differential: -11.3
2015 Wins: #11403 Ygnacio Valley (Concord) (21-20), #13893 Mission San Jose (Fremont) (22-6), #14324 Richmond (36-20), #14556 Washington [George] (San Francisco) (32-0)
2015 Losses: #2317 Analy (Sebastopol) (70-27), #4253 Berean Christian (Walnut Creek) (45-6), #6585 Swett [John] (Crockett) (34-0), #6764 Valley Christian (Dublin) (49-0), #10172 De Anza (El Sobrante) (27-12), #10695 Jefferson (Daly City) (7-6), #12526 Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond) (15-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Salesian (Richmond), 9/9 at Emery (Emeryville), 9/17 at Washington [George] (San Francisco), 9/23 vs Skyline (Oakland), 9/30 vs St. Mary's (Albany), 10/7 vs Kennedy [John F.] (Richmond), 10/14 at De Anza (El Sobrante), 10/21 vs Hercules, 10/28 at Richmond
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Albany) (14.3), Hercules (4.6), Salesian (Richmond) (-0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Washington [George] (San Francisco) (-59.2), Richmond (-43.9), Skyline (Oakland) (-31.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.6 (-10.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #923
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12974
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%