Linden (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mark Miller League: Mother Lode Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-VI Playoff Division Rank: #124 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hunter White 5'11" 165 Senior RB/WR 4.6 Francisco Angeles 5'10" 220 Senior T/MLB 5.5 Edie Lema 5'10" 170 RB/OLB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Good Backfield Experience/Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Only 9 Returning Players, Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -16.1 2015 National Rank: #11260 2015 State Rank: #775 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -22.6 2016 National Rank: #12264 2016 State Rank: #867 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -2.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9126 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8 Dynasty Record: 54-80 [53-81 on the field] (24-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 22.1 2015 Points Against Average: 32.3 2015 Differential: -10.2 2015 Wins: #8947 Summerville (Tuolumne) (42-14), #14321 Riverbank (49-6) 2015 Losses: #2248 Sonora (57-7), #4899 Calaveras (San Andreas) (42-7), #5003 Orestimba (Newman) (58-37), #6979 Gustine (28-23), #7086 Ripon Christian (Ripon) (37-16), #8546 Amador (Sutter Creek) (20-0), #9809 Argonaut (Jackson) (40-27), #10873 Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (21-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 68-45 Recent League Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Franklin (Stockton), 9/2 at Gustine, 9/9 at Galt, 9/16 Le Grand, 9/23 Amador (Sutter Creek), 9/30 at Summerville (Tuolumne), 10/14 Sonora, 10/21 at Argonaut (Jackson), 10/28 at Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 11/4 Calaveras (San Andreas) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sonora (22.1), Calaveras (San Andreas) (12.5), Gustine (-1.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Le Grand (-21.5), Franklin (Stockton) (-18.9), Bret Harte (Angels Camp) (-16.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #664 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9679 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 7th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%