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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Murphy
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damion Lee 6'2" 180 Senior WR/OLB 4.48
Joshua Barlow 6'1" 190 Senior RB/S 4.56
Brian Morales 6'0" 200 Senior LB/RB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tayler Hawkins 6'1" 175 Senior ATH
Tyler Hawkins 6'3" 225 Senior LB
Trenton Thompson 6'2" 190 Senior DB
Will Olvera 5'8" 165 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, OL Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2015 National Rank: #1591
2015 State Rank: #129
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2016 National Rank: #2969
2016 State Rank: #214
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1457
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 124-39 (58-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 41.3
2015 Points Against Average: 10.7
2015 Differential: +30.6
2015 Wins: #988 Redlands (22-16), #2576 Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (45-28), #2730 Palm Desert (24-3), #3272 La Quinta (42-6), #5472 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (40-8), #7184 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (70-0), #7696 Hillcrest (Riverside) (62-7), #8999 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (27-0), #9608 Tahquitz (Hemet) (37-0), #11207 Cathedral City (55-10), #11899 Indio (56-7)
2015 Losses: #1256 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (43-15)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-78
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Eastern (IX)), 2009 (Eastern (VIII))
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Redlands, 9/2 Scripps Ranch (San Diego), 9/9 at Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 9/16 at Kaiser [Henry J.] (Fontana), 9/23 at Indio, 9/30 La Quinta, 10/7 Cathedral City, 10/14 at Palm Desert, 10/21 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/28 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Redlands (37.5), La Quinta (25.6), Palm Desert (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-29.6), Cathedral City (-5.5), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-2.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (10.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4992
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%