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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Crimson/Gray
Coach: Rob Cozart
League: Valley Oak (moving from Central California - CCC)
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2023 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tresor Mulumba 6'2" 220 Senior DE/TE
Jeremiah Lugo 5'10" 165 Senior RB/CB
Noah Cozart 5'9" 165 Senior WR/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed/Depth Returning
Team Weaknesses: Line Size

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2023 National Rank: #1563
2023 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2024 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2024 National Rank: #985
2024 State Rank: #92
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 16.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2558
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 42-13 (23-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2967
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 162-77 (82-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 41.5
2023 Points Against Average: 16.9
2023 Differential: +24.6
2023 Wins: #1738 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (28-19), #3249 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (24-21), #3716 Hilmar (45-20), #4369 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (40-7), #5667 Atwater (49-15), #5829 Golden Valley (Merced) (63-28), #7219 Mountain House (35-21), #7765 Sequoia (Redwood City) (42-0), #8117 Central Valley (Ceres) (51-6), #9550 El Capitan (Merced) (47-0), #11634 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (63-2)
2023 Losses: #1200 Escalon (36-35), #3113 Merced (45-17)
2023 Opponents W-L: 79-67
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Central California - CCC), 2021 (Central California - CCC), 2020 (Western - North), 2017 (Western), 2015 (Western), 2010 (Western)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Merced, 8/30 at California (San Ramon), 9/6 Lathrop, 9/13 Vacaville, 9/20 Central Catholic (Modesto), 9/27 at East Union (Manteca), 10/4 Mountain House, 10/11 at Oakdale, 10/18 at Sierra (Manteca), 10/25 Manteca
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (28.5), Manteca (26.8), California (San Ramon) (15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra (Manteca) (-28.3), Mountain House (-22.5), East Union (Manteca) (-18.2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 (5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1923
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%