Chico (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Jason Alvistur League: Eastern Section: Northern Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Odie Ahiligwo 5'11" 180 WR/CB D.J. Miller 6'0" 205 Senior RB/LB Jeff Anderson 6'6" 360 DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 19.5 2015 National Rank: #3558 2015 State Rank: #250 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: 7 2016 National Rank: #6139 2016 State Rank: #435 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2498 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4 Dynasty Record: 75-71 [76-70 on the field] (37-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 31.8 2015 Points Against Average: 23.5 2015 Differential: +8.3 2015 Wins: #3564 Liberty (Brentwood) (41-34), #5203 Lassen (Susanville) (35-14), #5190 Enterprise (Redding) (42-7), #5929 Paradise (41-21), #5929 Paradise (42-21), #10603 Red Bluff (57-34), #12309 Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) (50-0) 2015 Losses: #633 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (13-6), #1512 Shasta (Redding) (42-6), #1512 Shasta (Redding) (33-7), #3225 Roseville (35-27), #3823 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (28-27) 2015 Opponents W-L: 72-62 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern - North) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Roseville, 9/2 vs Lassen (Susanville), 9/9 vs Oroville, 9/16 at Yuba City, 9/23 vs Fortuna, 10/7 vs Shasta (Redding), 10/14 at Enterprise (Redding), 10/21 vs Pleasant Valley (Chico), 10/28 vs Foothill (Palo Cedro), 11/4 at Paradise Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Valley (Chico) (49.7), Shasta (Redding) (24.4), Fortuna (21.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-20.4), Paradise (1.4), Yuba City (3.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 (15.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3833 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%