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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Eric Perry
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Louie Coulombe 5'11" 180 Junior WR/S 4.80
Branden Keding 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DL
Zach Silva 5'11" 185 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2013 National Rank: #4386
2013 State Rank: #336
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.4
2014 National Rank: #3838
2014 State Rank: #297
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2563
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 79-45-2 (53-22-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 30.9
2013 Points Against Average: 24.1
2013 Differential: +6.8
2013 Wins: #4855 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (34-33), #6715 Willow Glen (San Jose) (38-3), #7374 Oak Grove (San Jose) (27-6), #7986 Independence (San Jose) (41-23), #10532 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (52-15), #12696 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (42-6), #13093 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #243 Serra [Junipero] (San Mateo) (59-7), #1185 Terra Nova (Pacifica) (56-15), #3351 San Benito (Hollister) (31-14), #5835 Leland (San Jose) (33-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-61
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Valley Christian (San Jose), 9/12 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/19 Terra Nova (Pacifica), 10/3 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/10 Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/17 at Santa Teresa (San Jose), 10/24 Independence (San Jose), 10/31 at Leland (San Jose), 11/7 at Leigh (San Jose), 11/14 Oak Grove (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Christian (San Jose) (44.2), Terra Nova (Pacifica) (44), Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-22.4), Leigh (San Jose) (-8.4), Independence (San Jose) (-3.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (11 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #473
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5737
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%