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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White/Black
Coach: Wes Besseghini
League: Golden Empire
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #64

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

TOP PLAYERS
D’lornn McMullen 6'1" 190 Senior RB/ATH
Max Gorham 6'1.5" 195 Senior ILB
Jake Giardino 6'2" 175 Junior LB/RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Carl Burton-Hill 6'5" 290 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Returning Athletes/Leaders
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.2
2015 National Rank: #8448
2015 State Rank: #584
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2016 National Rank: #6310
2016 State Rank: #445
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9396
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 71-68 (47-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.3
2015 Points Against Average: 19
2015 Differential: +8.3
2015 Wins: #7972 Winters (15-13), #8437 Marysville (21-7), #9977 Colfax (28-14), #11364 Natomas (Sacramento) (31-0), #11635 Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights) (53-36), #12377 Wheatland (21-14), #12634 Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (40-7), #14515 West Campus (Sacramento) (69-6)
2015 Losses: #4329 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (47-0), #5821 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (45-22), #10170 Woodland (20-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-60
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (Capital Valley), 2008 (Capital Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Sutter, 9/9 Fairfield, 9/16 at Winters, 9/23 Natomas (Sacramento), 9/30 vs Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights), 10/7 Marysville, 10/15 vs West Campus (Sacramento), 10/21 at Capital Christian (Sacramento), 10/28 Lindhurst (Olivehurst), 11/4 at Argonaut (Jackson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sutter (24.4), Capital Christian (Sacramento) (22.1), Marysville (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Campus (Sacramento) (-45), Lindhurst (Olivehurst) (-30.1), Natomas (Sacramento) (-27.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 (-10.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #758
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10903
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%