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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Earl Hansen
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Keller Chryst 6'3" 215 Senior QB [Stanford]
Keesean Johnson 6'1" 170 Senior WR [Fresno State]
Andrew Frick 6'1" 220 Senior LB
Malcolm Davis 5'8" 160 Senior WR
Jack Anderson 6'5" 255 Senior OG

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22.4
2013 National Rank: #2959
2013 State Rank: #242
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 13.3
2014 National Rank: #4490
2014 State Rank: #333
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #533
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 105-32-2 (54-13-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 34.2
2013 Points Against Average: 23.4
2013 Differential: +10.8
2013 Wins: #3351 San Benito (Hollister) (28-7), #5835 Leland (San Jose) (54-24), #7732 Saratoga (55-21), #9931 Santa Clara (48-5), #10384 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (41-14), #10610 Mountain View (41-0)
2013 Losses: #334 Mitty (San Jose) (34-14), #894 Los Gatos (35-21), #1269 St. Francis (Mountain View) (45-21), #1490 Milpitas (31-28), #1710 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (42-39), #3227 Palma (Salinas) (23-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-59
Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (Open), 2010 (Bowl I), 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Sequoia (Redwood City) (30-28)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Sequoia (Redwood City), 9/12 at San Benito (Hollister), 9/19 Mitty (San Jose), 9/26 Palma (Salinas), 10/3 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/17 at Monta Vista (Cupertino), 10/24 at Los Gatos, 10/31 Santa Clara, 11/7 Milpitas, 11/14 at Saratoga
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mitty (San Jose) (51.9), Los Gatos (34), Milpitas (33)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Clara (-8.6), Monta Vista (Cupertino) (-5.3), Saratoga (-2.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (17.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #228
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2577
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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