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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Eric Perry
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Curtis Tanquary 5'10" 195 Senior RB/SS
Tommy Fickett 6'3" 225 Senior G/DE
Ronald Gezzi 5'10" 220 Senior G/ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Underclassmen
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 1.4
2010 National Rank: #7589
2010 State Rank: #584
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2011 National Rank: #7507
2011 State Rank: #565
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19
Dynasty National Rank: #2792
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 34-21-1 (24-10-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.7
2010 Points Against Average: 25.2
2010 Differential: -8.5
2010 Wins: #9108 North Salinas (Salinas) (12-7), #10900 Leigh (San Jose) (44-23), #12473 Hill [Andrew] (San Jose) (45-6)
2010 Losses: #307 Mitty (San Jose) (34-7), #1157 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (34-13), #2033 Oak Grove (San Jose) (23-7), #2306 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (49-7), #4649 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (20-11), #5337 Leland (San Jose) (28-14), #7581 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (28-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-54-1
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/14/11 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (31-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Mitty (San Jose), 9/9 vs North Salinas (Salinas), 9/16 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 9/30 at Independence (San Jose), 10/7 Leland (San Jose), 10/14 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 10/21 at Oak Grove (San Jose), 10/28 Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 11/4 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 11/10 Santa Teresa (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mitty (San Jose) (40.2), Willow Glen (San Jose) (35.3), Oak Grove (San Jose) (33.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-11.5), Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (-2.1), Santa Teresa (San Jose) (10.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1611
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 7th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Mitty (San Jose) [projection: 42-6 loss]