Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ernie Bucher
League: Sea View
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Southwest (IV)
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Gordon 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.53
Trevor Wise 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.51
Billy Biehn 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.63

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience In Secondary, Depth At RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Replacing Key Starters At LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 18
2013 National Rank: #3798
2013 State Rank: #306
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.2
2014 National Rank: #3672
2014 State Rank: #287
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3289
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 49-64-1 [48-65-1 on the field] (17-33-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.3
2013 Points Against Average: 31.8
2013 Differential: -3.5
2013 Wins: #4554 Esperanza (Anaheim) (34-31), #5094 Laguna Hills (23-17), #5915 Woodbridge (Irvine) (51-26), #6451 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (38-21), #8837 Marina (Huntington Beach) (42-7)
2013 Losses: #432 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (43-14), #1076 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano) (43-16), #1519 El Toro (Lake Forest) (23-6), #1732 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (57-32), #8412 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (50-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Jordan (Long Beach) (37-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Jordan (Long Beach), 9/5 at El Toro (Lake Forest), 9/12 San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 9/19 vs Santa Monica, 9/26 Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma), 10/2 Marina (Huntington Beach), 10/10 at San Clemente, 10/17 at Laguna Hills, 10/24 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 10/30 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (44.5), El Toro (Lake Forest) (43.3), San Clemente (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marina (Huntington Beach) (-11.6), Kennedy [John F.] (La Palma) (5), Jordan (Long Beach) (5.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2022
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%