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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: John Studer
League: Northern
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Peterson 6'0" 190 Senior RB/ATH 4.81
Noah Maeder 6'2.5" 230 Senior TE/SS 4.73
Curtis McCoy 5'6" 160 Senior RB/FS 4.63

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning OL, Backfield Depth, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Lost All-League FB, Undersized

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2
2016 National Rank: #6900
2016 State Rank: #496
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.5
2017 National Rank: #6255
2017 State Rank: #427
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6285
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 79-72 [78-73 on the field] (31-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.4
2016 Points Against Average: 20.4
2016 Differential: +12
2016 Wins: #4230 West Valley (Cottonwood) (45-30), #6999 Orland (27-25), #8014 Anderson (35-20), #8386 Red Bluff (36-33), #9489 Yreka (20-13), #12185 Las Plumas (Oroville) (51-7), #12234 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (48-13), #13332 Oroville (53-6)
2016 Losses: #3266 Lassen (Susanville) (14-7), #4939 Enterprise (Redding) (49-21), #8014 Anderson (14-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-72
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Enterprise (Redding), 9/1 Las Plumas (Oroville), 9/8 at Orland, 9/15 Oroville, 9/22 at Central Valley (Shasta Lake), 9/29 Anderson, 10/13 Red Bluff, 10/20 at West Valley (Cottonwood), 10/27 at Lassen (Susanville), 11/3 Yreka
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Valley (Cottonwood) (21.5), Enterprise (Redding) (14), Lassen (Susanville) (9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oroville (-37.5), Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (-34.1), Las Plumas (Oroville) (-23.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (-2.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #673
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9591
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%