GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/Gray/White
Coach: Saul Patu
League: Capital
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Kanye Clark 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB
Kayo Patu 6'0" 160 Junior WR/DB
John-Henry Rouse 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Garcia 6'3" 185 Senior QB
Cameron Sampson 6'1" 185 Senior CB
CJ McMillan 6'4" 290 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, WR Depth, DL Speed/Power
Team Weaknesses: Lost Prolific QB To Graduation
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 21.4
2021 National Rank: #1999
2021 State Rank: #162
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2022 National Rank: #1319
2022 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5361
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 138-67 (81-24 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 41.5
2021 Points Against Average: 29
2021 Differential: +12.5
2021 Wins: #3060 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (62-40), #3507 Christian Brothers (Sacramento) (52-43), #3661 Sacramento (64-31), #7180 El Camino (Sacramento) (51-14), #7654 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (41-21), #7980 Atwater (47-18), #8337 Rio Americano (Sacramento) (41-12)
2021 Losses: #212 Rocklin (43-14), #477 Valley Christian (San Jose) (40-19), #3276 Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (28-24)
2021 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent Section Championships: 2018 (III), 2016 (V), 2014 (VI), 2009 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017 (Golden Empire), 2016 (Golden Empire), 2015 (Golden Empire), 2014 (Golden Empire), 2013 (Golden Empire), 2012 (Golden Empire), 2009 (Golden Empire), 2007 (tied for 1st; Golden Empire)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/30/21 Rio Americano (Sacramento) (41-12)
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego), 8/26 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara), 9/3 at Rocklin, 9/16 Rio Americano (Sacramento), 9/23 at Vista del Lago (Folsom), 9/30 at Christian Brothers (Sacramento), 10/7 El Camino (Sacramento), 10/14 Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 10/22 at Sacramento, 10/28 Elite (Vallejo)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rocklin (36.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (San Diego) (35.8), Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Americano (Sacramento) (-31.5), El Camino (Sacramento) (-31.1), Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (-19.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1543
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%