Monta Vista (Cupertino, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Matadors
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jeff Mueller
League: De Anza (moving from El Camino)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Max McCann 5'7" 155 Senior RB/DB
Nolan Hurtado 5'9" 190 Senior OL/DL
Sam Nastari 6'0" 190 Senior FB/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 0.2
2013 National Rank: #7838
2013 State Rank: #562
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -5.3
2014 National Rank: #9174
2014 State Rank: #646
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10323
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 58-50-3 [57-51-3 on the field] (40-24-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 30.6
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: +13.5
2013 Wins: #6999 Homestead (Cupertino) (24-14), #9144 Los Altos (35-14), #10384 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (42-8), #11997 Lynbrook (San Jose) (41-8), #12335 Cupertino (28-14), #13758 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (48-7), #14214 Overfelt (San Jose) (42-13)
2013 Losses: #5382 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (24-10), #5781 Sequoia (Redwood City) (40-14), #10723 Westmont (Campbell) (29-22)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-46
Recent League Championships: 2013 (El Camino), 2012 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2008 (tied for 1st; El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Alameda (20-18)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Alameda, 9/12 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/19 Westmont (Campbell), 10/3 at Milpitas, 10/10 at Los Gatos, 10/17 Palo Alto, 10/24 at Saratoga, 10/31 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/7 Santa Clara, 11/14 at Cupertino
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (34), Milpitas (33), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cupertino (-10.9), Santa Clara (-8.6), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-8.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5 (-9.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +23.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #442
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5337
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%