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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Tim Garcia
League: Channel
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chuck Wick 5'10" 175 Senior TB 4.6
Gavin Blanks 5'10" 165 Junior WR/CB 4.5
Connor McDermott 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Gooding 6'4" 235 Senior WDE
Broc Mortensen 5'11.5" 165 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size
Team Weaknesses: Youth At S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27
2016 National Rank: #2055
2016 State Rank: #174
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2017 National Rank: #1773
2017 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1612
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 100-62-1 [99-63-1 on the field] (47-15-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 20.6
2016 Differential: +9.7
2016 Wins: #2530 Moorpark (35-19), #3376 Rio Mesa (Oxnard) (35-21), #3648 Atascadero (22-19), #4377 Camarillo (27-23), #4464 Buena (Ventura) (35-9), #5823 Santa Barbara (50-21), #6606 Thousand Oaks (58-14), #12335 San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (49-14)
2016 Losses: #731 Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (42-7), #993 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (20-10), #1501 Saugus (17-14), #3016 Dos Pueblos (Goleta) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-64
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Thousand Oaks, 9/1 at Atascadero, 9/8 Rio Mesa (Oxnard), 9/15 Saugus, 9/22 at Camarillo, 9/28 vs Hart [William S.] (Newhall), 10/6 at Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 10/13 Buena (Ventura), 10/20 Santa Barbara, 10/27 at San Marcos (Santa Barbara)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Saugus (40.3), Hart [William S.] (Newhall) (32.1), Rio Mesa (Oxnard) (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: San Marcos (Santa Barbara) (-14.9), Santa Barbara (1.6), Thousand Oaks (2.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (20.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%