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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Paul Reynaud
League: Diablo - Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 3-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Williams Junior RB/LB
Brian Cruz Junior WR/DB
Nick Nunez Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
DeAndre Morgan 6'3" 230 Senior WDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Depth At Key Spots

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2016 National Rank: #4211
2016 State Rank: #304
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.4
2017 National Rank: #5606
2017 State Rank: #378
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3384
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 98-66-1 [97-67-1 on the field] (45-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 26.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.7
2016 Differential: +11.4
2016 Wins: #2861 Liberty (Brentwood) (30-8), #5903 Acalanes (Lafayette) (34-0), #7122 Benicia (14-12), #9080 Hayward (53-6), #9214 College Park (Pleasant Hill) (38-3), #11707 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (42-2), #12001 Mt. Diablo (Concord) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #400 Clayton Valley (Concord) (21-0), #513 Campolindo (Moraga) (38-0), #2614 Miramonte (Orinda) (42-34), #3949 Granada (Livermore) (17-0), #5049 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-68
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Diablo Valley), 2009 (tied for 1st; Diablo Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville), 9/8 at College Park (Pleasant Hill), 9/15 at Liberty (Brentwood), 9/22 at Benicia, 9/29 at Mt. Diablo (Concord), 10/6 Acalanes (Lafayette), 10/13 at Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/20 Campolindo (Moraga), 10/27 Miramonte (Orinda), 11/3 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (41.7), Campolindo (Moraga) (35.7), Miramonte (Orinda) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (-25.2), Mt. Diablo (Concord) (-12.6), Benicia (-8.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (10.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4038
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%