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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Mark Loureiro
League: Trans Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #102

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mark DeHaven 5'8" 170 Senior FB/ILB
Cuyler Crawford 6'2" 210 Senior T/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good Team Speed, LBs/Secondary Athleticism, Excellent K
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, OL Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -4.6
2016 National Rank: #8592
2016 State Rank: #601
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -13.1
2017 National Rank: #10276
2017 State Rank: #732
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1740
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.7
Dynasty Record: 136-37 (58-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 25.4
2016 Points Against Average: 24.7
2016 Differential: +0.7
2016 Wins: #8216 Liberty (Madera) (21-20), #9848 Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (47-31), #10457 Hughson (42-7), #12699 Mountain House (42-14)
2016 Losses: #4961 Calaveras (San Andreas) (45-16), #4985 Hilmar (24-10), #5926 Ripon (24-10), #6387 Liberty Ranch (Galt) (26-21), #7628 Modesto Christian (Modesto) (33-32), #9848 Patterson (23-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-55
Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (IV), 2010 (Bowl III), 2005 (IV), 2003 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 Hughson (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Enochs [James C.] (Modesto), 9/1 Calaveras (San Andreas), 9/8 at Liberty (Madera), 9/15 vs Liberty Ranch (Galt), 9/22 at Patterson, 10/6 at Hilmar, 10/13 Mountain House, 10/20 at Ripon, 10/27 Modesto Christian (Modesto), 11/3 Hughson
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Calaveras (San Andreas) (13.3), Ripon (6.8), Hilmar (1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain House (-29.4), Enochs [James C.] (Modesto) (-19.2), Patterson (-9.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #641
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9168
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%