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GENERAL
Nickname: Gauchos
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: Trent Herzog
League: North Bay
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Torkelson 6'1" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Travis Voight 6'1" 230 Senior G/DE 5.0
Dylan Korte 6'7" 280 Senior T 5.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, Very Good Returning LBs/RBs, Speed/Athletic Ability
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB/DB, Lost Key Leaders To Graduation, Need Some Underclassmen To Contribute

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 14.5
2015 National Rank: #4556
2015 State Rank: #325
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 16
2016 National Rank: #4080
2016 State Rank: #297
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1470
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 116-43-2 (68-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 30
2015 Points Against Average: 31.7
2015 Differential: -1.7
2015 Wins: #3780 Windsor (21-20), #8181 American (Fremont) (49-14), #8684 Montgomery (Santa Rosa) (41-17), #9464 Ukiah (42-12), #9913 Santa Rosa (56-21)
2015 Losses: #654 Napa (49-18), #946 Franklin (Elk Grove) (35-7), #1381 Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (41-13), #2317 Analy (Sebastopol) (48-29), #2582 Miramonte (Orinda) (47-29), #3052 Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) (48-28), #4043 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (28-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 90-53
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (Sonoma County), 2008 (Sonoma County), 2007 (tied for 1st; Sonoma County), 2006 (Sonoma County), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sonoma County), 2004 (Sonoma County), 2003 (Sonoma County)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Napa, 9/2 St. Bernard's (Eureka), 9/10 at San Marin (Novato), 9/23 at Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9/30 at Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 10/7 at Ukiah, 10/14 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa), 10/21 Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 10/28 at Windsor, 11/4 Santa Rosa
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) (36.6), Napa (36.3), St. Bernard's (Eureka) (35.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Rosa (1.5), San Marin (Novato) (3.4), Ukiah (3.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (16.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2883
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%