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Nevada Union 2014 Football Team Preview

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Miners
Team
Varsity 2014
Colors
Navy, Gold
Coach
Dennis Houlihan
Address
11761 Ridge Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Overall
3-7
League
0-6
National Rank
5210
State (CA) Rank
353

Season Opener

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Aug 29 at Placer (Auburn, CA)

General Information

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Nickname Miners
Colors Blue/Gold
Coach Dennis Houlihan
League Sierra Foothill League
Playoff Division I-VI
Playoff Division Rank #72

Ratings

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2013 Final Power Rating 0
2013 National Rank #7918
2013 State Rank #567
Off-Season Rating Adjustment +5.5
2014 Starting Power Rating 5.5
2014 National Rank #6314
2014 State Rank #457
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-13) 29.4
Dynasty National Rank #856
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating worse by 23.9
Dynasty Record 81-45 [80-46 on the field] (34-24 in league)

Team Strengths

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Returning Players With Experience Senior Class, Experience

Team Weaknesses

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Depth

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2014 Rating 35.4
2013 Rating 35.1
Rating Difference +0.3

Miners Returning Players

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Offensive Starters 8
Defensive Starters 4
2013 JV Record 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning yes
Top Running Back Returning yes
Top Receiver Returning yes
Top OL Returning yes
Top Defender Returning yes

Top Players

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  1. Travis Owens 5'7" 180 Senior RB/DB
  2. Mo Nieves 5'8" 190 Senior RB/DE
  3. Josh Belendez 5'9" 210 Senior LB

Previous Season

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2013 Overall Record 0-10
2013 League Record/Finish 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average 13.4
2013 Points Against Average 51.1
2013 Differential -37.7

Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season

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1 Game Winning Streak

Toughest 2014 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
Folsom (CA) 80.7
Del Oro (Loomis, CA) 52.8
Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, CA) 52.7

Recent State Championships

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  1. 2009 (I)
  2. 2005 (I)

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2009 (Delta Valley)
  2. 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan)
  3. 2003 (Metropolitan)