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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Mark Krail
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Bawden 6'3" 215 QB 4.80 [San Diego State]
Joey Wood 5'11" 220 RB 4.60
Jack Tittle 6'3" 215 LB/FB 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nico Aimonetti 6'5" 250 Senior DE [San Jose State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Run Game, Passing Efficiency, Offense
Team Weaknesses: OL, Secondary Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2012 National Rank: #2186
2012 State Rank: #200
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2013 National Rank: #2269
2013 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1033
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 45-16-2 (22-9-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 25.2
2012 Points Against Average: 15.4
2012 Differential: +9.8
2012 Wins: #3216 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (35-21), #3216 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (21-20), #4562 Saratoga (28-10), #5598 Santa Clara (14-0), #5644 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (42-6), #5974 Pioneer (San Jose) (38-12), #7894 Mountain View (38-13), #8144 Homestead (Cupertino) (48-7)
2012 Losses: #644 Mitty (San Jose) (28-20), #927 St. Francis (Mountain View) (17-0), #1535 Palo Alto (25-7), #1571 Oak Grove (San Jose) (24-21), #3484 Milpitas (17-15)
2012 Opponents W-L: 86-61
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (II), 2009 (II), 2008 (Medium), 2005 (Medium)
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 vs Mitty (San Jose), 9/13 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 9/20 at San Benito (Hollister), 10/4 Santa Clara, 10/11 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 10/18 vs Mountain View, 10/25 Saratoga, 11/1 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/8 at Palo Alto, 11/15 Milpitas
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (37.8), Mitty (San Jose) (36), Milpitas (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-0.1), Santa Clara (0.3), Mountain View (5.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7 (19.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2350
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%