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GENERAL
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Blue/White/Black
Coach: Tim Hyde
League: Western
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Innocent Okoh Senior RB
Ari Sallus Junior OL
Aaron Butler Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Alec Simpson 6'3" 205 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Linemen, DBs
Team Weaknesses: 2-Time All-City QB Graduated, 3-Year Starter At LB Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2015 National Rank: #5930
2015 State Rank: #423
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2016 National Rank: #6243
2016 State Rank: #440
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1
Dynasty National Rank: #7897
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 55-84 (26-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 26.3
2015 Points Against Average: 25.9
2015 Differential: +0.4
2015 Wins: #4610 Fairfax (Los Angeles) (20-17), #6760 Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles) (22-21), #8474 Canoga Park (34-21), #10227 Westchester (Los Angeles) (39-7), #10585 University (Los Angeles) (51-20), #10928 Granada Hills (39-34)
2015 Losses: #1344 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) (42-7), #3077 Birmingham (Van Nuys) (26-21), #3763 Sylmar (21-16), #4801 Venice (Los Angeles) (42-13), #5594 Chatsworth (34-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 71-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 Sylmar (21-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 9/1 at Sylmar, 9/9 Granada Hills, 9/23 at Huntington Park, 9/30 Chatsworth, 10/7 University (Los Angeles), 10/14 at Hamilton [Alexander] (Los Angeles), 10/21 Fairfax (Los Angeles), 10/28 at Westchester (Los Angeles), 11/4 at Venice (Los Angeles)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) (47.2), Venice (Los Angeles) (23.6), Fairfax (Los Angeles) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: University (Los Angeles) (-21.4), Granada Hills (-15.6), Huntington Park (-14.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (8.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #404
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5989
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%