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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/White/Black
Coach: Keith Holden
League: Peninsula - Bay (moving from Peninsula - Ocean)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 3-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Hofmann 6'0.5" 185 Senior RB/SS 4.7
Gavin Tomberlin 6'2" 185 Senior QB/P 5.01
Jake Quosig 5'8" 150 Senior RB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Section Rushing Leader Returning, 3-Year Starter At QB, Entire Secondary Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams Were Problem At Times Last Season, Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2319
2016 State Rank: #192
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2017 National Rank: #1415
2017 State Rank: #129
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5895
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.7
Dynasty Record: 89-62-1 (49-30-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.5
2016 Points Against Average: 25.2
2016 Differential: +11.3
2016 Wins: #3174 Menlo (Atherton) (36-27), #3174 Menlo (Atherton) (41-24), #4264 Burlingame (43-34), #4779 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (16-13), #5479 Saratoga (27-26), #5582 Scotts Valley (49-30), #5926 Sequoia (Redwood City) (41-40), #6118 Woodside (57-14), #7716 Capuchino (San Bruno) (32-3), #8710 South San Francisco (35-25), #13155 El Camino (South San Francisco) (41-8)
2016 Losses: #5877 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (49-35), #6287 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (35-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-68
Recent Section Championships: 2016 (V), 2015 (V), 2005 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Peninsula - Ocean), 2011 (Peninsula - Ocean), 2005 (Peninsula Ocean)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/11/16 Scotts Valley (49-30), 11/18/16 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (16-13), 11/26/16 Menlo (Atherton) (41-24)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Saratoga, 9/1 at Palo Alto, 9/8 Capuchino (San Bruno), 9/15 at El Camino (South San Francisco), 9/22 Mills (Millbrae), 10/6 Burlingame, 10/14 at Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 10/20 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 10/27 at Aragon (San Mateo), 11/3 at Terra Nova (Pacifica)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (39.1), Aragon (San Mateo) (26.7), Burlingame (19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: El Camino (South San Francisco) (-37.7), Mills (Millbrae) (-27.8), Capuchino (San Bruno) (-6.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (9.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #377
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5557
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%