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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Floyd Burnsed
League: Diablo - Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2017 National Rank: #1514
2017 State Rank: #137
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 13.6
2018 National Rank: #1631
2018 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4130
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 90-78 [89-79 on the field] (52-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 40.4
2017 Points Against Average: 19.8
2017 Differential: +20.6
2017 Wins: #1642 Campolindo (Moraga) (35-28), #2459 Miramonte (Orinda) (24-21), #4535 Suncoast (Riviera Beach, FL) (21-14), #5118 Alhambra (Martinez) (56-14), #5334 Petaluma (63-25), #6546 San Marin (Novato) (49-14), #8624 De Anza (El Sobrante) (56-7), #8644 Rodriguez (Fairfield) (35-10), #10457 Concord (63-14)
2017 Losses: #564 Clayton Valley (Concord) (35-21), #1114 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (36-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-47
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 8/24 vs Vintage (Napa), 8/31 at Rodriguez (Fairfield), 9/7 Mitty (San Jose), 9/14 El Cerrito, 9/28 at Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/5 Northgate (Walnut Creek), 10/12 at Campolindo (Moraga), 10/19 Miramonte (Orinda), 10/26 at Alhambra (Martinez)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (31.7), Mitty (San Jose) (22.3), El Cerrito (3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rodriguez (Fairfield) (-12.7), Alhambra (Martinez) (-10.2), Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (-6.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (17 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2021
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%