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GENERAL
Nickname: Pacers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Alberghini
League: Delta
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Oscar Umana 6'2" 340 Senior OL/DL
Niti Liu 6'2" 320 Senior DL
Daryell Abraham 6'2" 320 Senior OL/DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Orlando Umana 6'5" 310 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2016 National Rank: #783
2016 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.7
2017 National Rank: #1131
2017 State Rank: #98
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 42.6
Dynasty National Rank: #166
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 144-33 (71-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 30.8
2016 Points Against Average: 18.8
2016 Differential: +12
2016 Wins: #1044 Clackamas (OR) (52-24), #1460 Rocklin (21-20), #1800 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (29-23), #2183 Granite Bay (42-17), #2287 Davis (24-7), #2696 Franklin (Elk Grove) (56-0), #4283 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (21-20), #4676 Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento) (42-14)
2016 Losses: #357 Elk Grove (24-17), #609 Jesuit (Carmichael) (27-24), #637 Antelope (29-28), #1072 Sheldon (Sacramento) (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-59
Recent Section/State Championships: 2014 (II), 2008 (II), 2008 (Bowl Open), 2006 (II), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; Delta Valley), 2010 (Delta Valley), 2009 (Metropolitan), 2008 (Metropolitan), 2006 (Metropolitan), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Rocklin, 9/1 Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento), 9/8 at Capital Christian (Sacramento), 9/22 vs Franklin (Elk Grove), 9/29 Elk Grove, 10/6 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 10/13 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 10/20 Sheldon (Sacramento), 10/27 at Davis, 11/3 Jesuit (Carmichael)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Elk Grove (43), Jesuit (Carmichael) (38.8), Rocklin (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Davis (15.5), Burbank [Luther] (Sacramento) (17), Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (21.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.2 (32.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #728
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%