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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Hammond
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Clayton Alexander 6'3" 235 Senior TE/DE
Quinn Vosmera 6'3" 215 Senior DE
Trevor Hartmann 6'2" 200 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
J.J. Wills 5'11.5" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 8 Returning 3-Year Starters, Much Experience On Both Sides Of Ball, Most Line Players Returning

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2015 National Rank: #616
2015 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2016 National Rank: #773
2016 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #813
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 86-67 (33-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 31.8
2015 Points Against Average: 22.2
2015 Differential: +9.6
2015 Wins: #1012 Clovis North (Fresno) (28-14), #1012 Clovis North (Fresno) (41-28), #1185 Buchanan (Clovis) (34-13), #1318 Lemoore (41-24), #1345 Clovis West (Fresno) (20-12), #2108 Edison (Fresno) (28-6), #2399 Centennial (Bakersfield) (28-27), #3577 Paso Robles (27-24), #3689 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (49-42), #3979 Clovis East (Clovis) (49-21), #6364 Atwater (28-0)
2015 Losses: #227 Liberty (Bakersfield) (56-21), #2154 Central (Fresno) (21-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 74-75
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/16 Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento) (36-0), 9/2/16 Turlock (34-28)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento), 9/2 at Turlock, 9/9 Bullard (Fresno), 9/16 at Stockdale (Bakersfield), 9/23 Centennial (Bakersfield), 10/7 Clovis East (Clovis), 10/14 vs Central (Fresno), 10/21 at Buchanan (Clovis), 10/28 Clovis North (Fresno), 11/4 vs Clovis West (Fresno)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bullard (Fresno) (41.9), Turlock (36.5), Clovis West (Fresno) (34.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clovis East (Clovis) (13.2), Stockdale (Bakersfield) (13.3), Centennial (Bakersfield) (18.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 (31.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #721
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%