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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Brian Boyd
League: Monterey Bay - Pacific (moving from Monterey Bay - Gabilan)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Boyd 5'9" 200 Senior RB 4.45
Darius Alexander Jones III 6'0" 245 Junior OL/DL 4.90
Jakob Method 6'0" 145 Sophomore WR 4.45

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jourdan Soares 6'1" 155 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Explosive Offense, Scoring, RB Speed
Team Weaknesses: Staying Healthy, Defense Struggled Last Season, Young Players Must Fill Key Starting Roles

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -18.1
2012 National Rank: #11812
2012 State Rank: #829
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -21.9
2013 National Rank: #12385
2013 State Rank: #867
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 6.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6149
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 21-30-1 [22-29-1 on the field] (12-17-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 2-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 23.3
2012 Points Against Average: 46.2
2012 Differential: -22.9
2012 Wins: #13170 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (21-7), #14043 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (48-19)
2012 Losses: #2968 Palma (Salinas) (73-34), #3410 San Benito (Hollister) (70-0), #4497 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (48-44), #4913 Monterey (54-21), #5077 Salinas (54-7), #7541 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (58-20), #9607 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (35-21), #10500 Christopher (Gilroy) (44-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 56-54
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Tri-County), 2007 (Tri-County)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 9/13 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill), 9/20 at Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 9/27 Gonzales, 10/4 Watsonville, 10/18 vs Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 10/26 at North Monterey County (Castroville), 11/1 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas), 11/8 Christopher (Gilroy), 11/15 North Salinas (Salinas)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (4.6), Christopher (Gilroy) (0.6), Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (-3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Gonzales (-46.7), Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (-28), Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (-25)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #889
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12306
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%