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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dave Poetzinger
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Oard 6'1" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.55
Scott Poetzinger 5'9" 180 Senior RB/SS 4.65
Jackson Turner 6'3" 205 Senior TE/OLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 15 Returning Starters, Great Senior Leadership/Work-Ethic, Two Years Experience In Playoffs
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -3
2015 National Rank: #8645
2015 State Rank: #600
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2016 National Rank: #7964
2016 State Rank: #550
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8177
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 72-59-6 [69-62-6 on the field] (45-26-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 36.5
2015 Points Against Average: 28.5
2015 Differential: +8
2015 Wins: #9222 Capuchino (San Bruno) (28-13), #9292 Homestead (Cupertino) (49-27), #12631 Santa Cruz (48-22), #13302 Minarets (O'Neals) (50-28), #13403 Soquel (35-6), #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (47-21)
2015 Losses: #2867 Aptos (28-26), #3648 Half Moon Bay (47-34), #6235 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (48-14), #6995 Scotts Valley (52-51), #7794 Santa Clara (21-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-59
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/16 Balboa (San Francisco) (51-6), 9/2/16 Homestead (Cupertino) (35-34)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Balboa (San Francisco), 9/2 at Homestead (Cupertino), 9/10 Santa Clara, 9/16 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 10/1 at Capuchino (San Bruno), 10/8 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/14 at Soquel, 10/22 at Scotts Valley, 10/28 at Santa Cruz, 11/5 Aptos
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (23.9), King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (10), Scotts Valley (-2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Soquel (-42.1), Balboa (San Francisco) (-33.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-5.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #860
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12168
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%