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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chuck Chastain
League: Big VIII
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Thomas 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB
Travis Dye 5'9" 190 Junior RB/CB
Jarrett Bell 6'5" 260 Junior DT/OL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Victor Viramontes 6'2" 220 Senior QB
Troy Dye 6'3" 210 Senior DB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 52.7
2015 National Rank: #252
2015 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 51.9
2016 National Rank: #265
2016 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 42.4
Dynasty National Rank: #163
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 122-43 (51-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 38.5
2015 Points Against Average: 30.6
2015 Differential: +7.9
2015 Wins: #152 Citrus Hill (Perris) (31-28), #269 Rancho Cucamonga (29-26), #1310 Serrano (Phelan) (50-34), #1771 Corona (30-19), #2021 Santiago (Corona) (63-7), #2070 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (42-28), #2219 Etiwanda (66-13), #3965 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside) (43-6)
2015 Losses: #2 Centennial (Corona) (67-20), #10 Mission Viejo (37-13), #29 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (72-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 93-45
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Inland (II)), 2005 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st; Mountain View), 2003 (Mountain View)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ), 9/2 at Rancho Cucamonga, 9/16 Lutheran (Orange), 9/23 vs Poly (Riverside), 9/30 at Chino Hills, 10/7 at Corona, 10/14 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Riverside), 10/21 Santiago (Corona), 10/28 Centennial (Corona), 11/3 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Corona) (75.8), Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ) (66), Lutheran (Orange) (57.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Poly (Riverside) (3.3), Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (18.8), Santiago (Corona) (18.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.5 (47.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #155
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%