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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Paul Cronin
League: North Bay
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34.1
2015 National Rank: #1381
2015 State Rank: #115
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 36.6
2016 National Rank: #1059
2016 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32.7
Dynasty National Rank: #595
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 131-34-2 (80-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 39.4
2015 Points Against Average: 18.8
2015 Differential: +20.6
2015 Wins: #2238 Fortuna (43-42), #3052 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (42-35), #3766 Justin-Siena (Napa) (47-6), #3780 Windsor (31-13), #4043 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (47-14), #4556 Casa Grande (Petaluma) (41-13), #8399 Del Norte (Crescent City) (62-19), #8684 Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (47-3), #9464 Ukiah (46-0), #9913 Santa Rosa (35-10), #12980 Healdsburg (56-7)
2015 Losses: #313 Clayton Valley (Concord) (28-0), #546 St. Mary's (Stockton) (35-34), #929 Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (38-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 97-71
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (III), 2008 (II), 2006 (3A), 2005 (3A Redwood Empire)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Fortuna, 9/2 at St. Mary's (Stockton), 9/9 Analy (Sebastopol), 9/23 Casa Grande (Petaluma), 9/30 Ukiah, 10/7 at Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa), 10/14 at Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 10/21 Windsor, 10/28 Santa Rosa, 11/4 at Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Stockton) (53), Analy (Sebastopol) (27.1), Fortuna (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Rosa (1.5), Ukiah (3.5), Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (5.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (14.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2710
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%