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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Milo Lewis
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Herscbeck 5'10" 185 Senior QB
Adam Verbrugge 5'9" 190 Senior OL
John Antuna 5'7" 195 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Physical Size
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.6
2011 National Rank: #3565
2011 State Rank: #295
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.9
2012 National Rank: #5958
2012 State Rank: #460
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5644
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 49-45-2 [48-46-2 on the field] (20-33-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.3
2011 Points Against Average: 15.5
2011 Differential: +14.8
2011 Wins: #2777 Milpitas (20-6), #4318 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (35-10), #5266 Half Moon Bay (35-16), #6543 Saratoga (34-21), #8712 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (35-7), #10435 Los Altos (49-10), #13406 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #735 Los Gatos (17-13), #740 Palo Alto (29-13), #3591 Mountain View (28-17), #3662 Salinas (27-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-59-4
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Half Moon Bay, 9/7 at Salinas, 9/21 Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/28 at Los Gatos, 10/5 Palo Alto, 10/12 at Saratoga, 10/19 Santa Clara, 10/26 at Mountain View, 11/2 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/9 at Milpitas
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (37.8), Los Gatos (34.5), Milpitas (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-21.8), Saratoga (5.1), Santa Clara (5.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (12.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #300
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%