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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Hammond
League: Tri-River
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keanu Williams 6'5" 285 Junior DL
Grant Lake 6'1" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.68
Byron Fountain 6'0" 185 Senior LB 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines Nearly Return Intact, Line Experience/Size/Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Two 1000-Yard WRs

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2018 National Rank: #926
2018 State Rank: #91
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 29.2
2019 National Rank: #447
2019 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #765
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 107-81 (39-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 27.6
2018 Points Against Average: 25.1
2018 Differential: +2.5
2018 Wins: #1570 Salinas (40-16), #1997 Bullard (Fresno) (17-14), #2729 Clovis East (Clovis) (27-20), #2806 Stockdale (Bakersfield) (42-14), #3041 Centennial (Bakersfield) (49-14), #3860 Clovis North (Fresno) (28-0), #4817 Modesto (42-14)
2018 Losses: #76 Central (Fresno) (53-14), #211 Liberty (Bakersfield) (42-20), #211 Liberty (Bakersfield) (48-10), #224 Buchanan (Clovis) (28-7), #2476 Clovis West (Fresno) (38-35)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-60
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 vs Modesto, 8/30 Stockdale (Bakersfield), 9/6 vs Bullard (Fresno), 9/13 Salinas, 9/20 at Liberty (Bakersfield), 10/4 Clovis East (Clovis), 10/10 Central (Fresno), 10/18 Buchanan (Clovis), 10/25 vs Clovis North (Fresno), 11/1 Clovis West (Fresno)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Fresno) (55.9), Buchanan (Clovis) (45.4), Liberty (Bakersfield) (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Modesto (-4.7), Clovis North (Fresno) (-3.2), Bullard (Fresno) (5.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2 (30 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #285
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%