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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Hunter Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Rich Gutierrez
League: Foothill
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Miles Fallin 6'4" 190 Senior QB
Henry Arellano 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Colton Costanza 6'2" 240 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Team Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Inconsistency

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2015 National Rank: #5789
2015 State Rank: #414
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2016 National Rank: #4140
2016 State Rank: #299
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #511
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 99-52-1 [100-51-1 on the field] (42-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.4
2015 Points Against Average: 37.2
2015 Differential: -16.8
2015 Wins: #5946 Eastside (Lancaster) (33-14), #7094 West Ranch (Valencia) (47-26)
2015 Losses: #391 Calabasas (49-14), #731 Thousand Oaks (53-26), #788 Valencia (42-3), #1590 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (52-28), #1841 St. Francis (La Canada) (35-20), #3249 Saugus (31-21), #3408 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita) (35-6), #5032 Burbank (35-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 76-42
Recent Section/State Championships: 2006 (Northern (IV)), 2006 (Bowl I), 2005 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Burbank (34-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Moorpark, 9/2 vs Burbank, 9/9 at Oxnard, 9/16 Highland (Palmdale), 9/23 at Simi Valley, 10/7 West Ranch (Valencia), 10/14 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/21 Golden Valley (Santa Clarita), 10/28 vs Saugus, 11/4 Valencia
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Valencia (36.3), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (34.4), Moorpark (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Ranch (Valencia) (-4.2), Simi Valley (6.5), Highland (Palmdale) (7.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2424
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%