Homestead (Cupertino, CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Green/White Coach: Charlie Bostic League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dominick Jackson 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Robbie Graham 6'1" 175 Senior DB/SE 4.50 Shane Bond 6'1" 205 Senior OL/LB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Run Game Team Weaknesses: Pass Defense, Special Teams RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 22.5 2010 National Rank: #2762 2010 State Rank: #229 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 23.7 2011 National Rank: #2199 2011 State Rank: #185 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5338 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9 Dynasty Record: 29-24-2 [28-25-2 on the field] (13-15-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.2 2010 Points Against Average: 20.2 2010 Differential: +2 2010 Wins: #3703 Independence (San Jose) (39-35), #4492 Half Moon Bay (38-14), #4649 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (10-6), #4784 Burlingame (14-7), #5005 Saratoga (20-14), #6150 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (21-14), #7744 Gunn (Palo Alto) (43-28), #12450 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (42-12) 2010 Losses: #13 Palo Alto (35-13), #1157 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (33-24), #2069 Los Gatos (42-14), #2241 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (14-7), #4027 Milpitas (9-3) 2010 Opponents W-L: 91-55-2 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; El Camino) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/2/11 Half Moon Bay (35-16), 9/8/11 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (35-7), 9/23/11 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (56-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Half Moon Bay, 9/8 King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/23 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/30 at Palo Alto, 10/7 Saratoga, 10/14 at Los Altos, 10/21 Mountain View, 10/28 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/4 Milpitas, 11/10 Los Gatos Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (59.6), Los Gatos (25.1), Milpitas (24.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-24.4), Los Altos (3.5), King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (4.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (18.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2983 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Half Moon Bay [projection: 31-20 win]