Independence (San Jose, CA) GENERAL Nickname: 76ers Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Norm Brown League: Santa Teresa Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none CA Bowl Division: North 1 CA Bowl Division Rank: #76 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Derek Muaava 6'1" 215 Senior RB/OLB Jimmy Nguyen 5'10" 150 Junior DB Fernando Villanueva 6'6" 275 Sophomore TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Amazing Athlete/Team Leader Derek Muaava, Team Speed, Experienced secondary Team Weaknesses: Young DL, Inexperienced Offense RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: -4.6 2008 National Rank: #9275 2008 State Rank: #712 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +9 2009 Starting Power Rating: 4.4 2009 National Rank: #6788 2009 State Rank: #541 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7205 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 24-39-1 [23-40-1 on the field] (15-26-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 3-7 2008 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th) 2008 Points For Average: 19.2 2008 Points Against Average: 26.8 2008 Differential: -7.6 2008 Wins: #6718 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (22-21), #9910 Silver Creek (San Jose) (19-14), #10152 Prospect (Saratoga) (26-14) 2008 Losses: #1215 Los Gatos (42-3), #1448 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (24-7), #4640 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (20-13), #5916 Branham (San Jose) (48-34), #9273 Gunderson (San Jose) (28-26), #10753 Del Mar (San Jose) (26-21), #11884 Sobrato (Morgan Hill) (31-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 61-45-1 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 9/11 Seaside, 9/19 at Silver Creek (San Jose), 10/2 Westmont (Campbell), 10/9 Hill (San Jose), 10/17 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/23 Gunderson (San Jose), 10/30 at Branham (San Jose), 11/6 Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 11/13 at Prospect (Saratoga) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Seaside (12.9), Hill (San Jose) (10.8), Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (4.3) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Westmont (Campbell) (-11.1), Willow Glen (San Jose) (-9.5), Silver Creek (San Jose) (-3.9) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #682 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8253 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2009 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/4 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose) [projection: 35-34 loss]