Chico (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Jason Alvistur League: Eastern Section: Northern Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ty Thomas 6'4" 210 Senior QB 4.7 Anthony Thomas 5'8" 145 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Jose Martinez 6'0" 245 Senior DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Returners, QB Is Back, Skill Position Players Moving Up From JV Team Weaknesses: OL/DB Youth, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 20.8 2017 National Rank: #2712 2017 State Rank: #214 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.7 2018 National Rank: #3065 2018 State Rank: #247 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23 Dynasty National Rank: #2788 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.3 Dynasty Record: 86-82 [87-81 on the field] (42-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.4 2017 Points Against Average: 18.7 2017 Differential: +7.7 2017 Wins: #3557 Yuba City (25-6), #4287 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (23-3), #4287 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (28-7), #5256 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (22-21), #7097 Enterprise (Redding) (41-14), #7425 Paradise (41-21), #8024 Roseville (20-7), #10655 Oroville (35-0) 2017 Losses: #763 Shasta (Redding) (33-21), #763 Shasta (Redding) (63-26), #1187 Sutter (14-7), #8611 Lassen (Susanville) (35-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 72-68 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern - North) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Sacramento, 8/31 Lassen (Susanville), 9/7 at Yuba City, 9/14 Sutter, 9/21 at Shasta (Redding), 9/28 Enterprise (Redding), 10/5 at Paradise, 10/12 Red Bluff, 10/26 Pleasant Valley (Chico), 11/2 at Foothill (Palo Cedro) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sacramento (20), Sutter (14.4), Shasta (Redding) (11.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Red Bluff (-20.4), Lassen (Susanville) (-11.1), Enterprise (Redding) (-10.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 (17 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #203 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2408 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%