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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tim Lugo
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jonathan Walters 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.70
Grant Faylor 5'9" 165 Senior WR 4.50
Davis Berryhill 5'10" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Experienced Defense, Improved Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Undersized Lines, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2012 National Rank: #4562
2012 State Rank: #348
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2013 National Rank: #3617
2013 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5111
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 23-30 [25-28 on the field] (10-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 36.5
2012 Points Against Average: 26.9
2012 Differential: +9.6
2012 Wins: #3484 Milpitas (44-37), #6170 Burlingame (21-17), #7894 Mountain View (58-20), #8144 Homestead (Cupertino) (56-7), #8898 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (48-7), #12019 Branham (San Jose) (50-22)
2012 Losses: #1535 Palo Alto (51-34), #2186 Los Gatos (28-10), #3216 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (51-35), #4052 Aptos (28-24), #5598 Santa Clara (28-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent League Championships: 2007 (El Camino), 2003 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 9/13 Salinas, 9/20 at Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/4 Mountain View, 10/11 at Milpitas, 10/18 Palo Alto, 10/25 at Los Gatos, 11/1 Santa Clara, 11/8 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 11/15 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (37.8), Los Gatos (26.1), 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: 8.4 (10.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2543
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%