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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Earl Hansen
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keller Chryst 6'4" 225 Junior QB
Spencer Drazovich 6'1" 265 Senior C/DT
Malcolm Davis 5'9" 170 Junior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.9
2011 National Rank: #740
2011 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.6
2012 National Rank: #808
2012 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.4
Dynasty National Rank: #394
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 91-23-2 (44-9-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.5
2011 Points Against Average: 18.8
2011 Differential: +17.7
2011 Wins: #996 St. Francis (Mountain View) (39-23), #1873 Leland (San Jose) (20-6), #2375 San Benito (Hollister) (28-18), #2777 Milpitas (62-35), #3566 Homestead (Cupertino) (29-13), #3591 Mountain View (46-14), #4318 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (42-13), #6543 Saratoga (41-9), #9711 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (45-14), #10435 Los Altos (74-14)
2011 Losses: #47 Bellarmine (San Jose) (41-13), #472 Mitty (San Jose) (27-21), #735 Los Gatos (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-58-6
Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (Open), 2010 (Bowl I), 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at San Benito (Hollister), 9/14 Mitty (San Jose), 9/21 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 9/28 Milpitas, 10/5 at Homestead (Cupertino), 10/12 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/19 Los Gatos, 10/26 Saratoga, 11/2 at Mountain View, 11/9 at Santa Clara
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mitty (San Jose) (40.2), Los Gatos (34.5), San Benito (Hollister) (25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-9.4), Saratoga (5.1), Santa Clara (5.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (27.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #233
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2369
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%