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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: T.J. Ewing
League: Delta
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Neville Bood 6'1" 215 Senior ILB/DE
Austin Nguyen 5'11" 225 Senior DT/OL
Denzel James 5'11" 185 Senior CB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Players Have Played In Big Games, Players Know System
Team Weaknesses: Lost Many Seniors

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 39.3
2014 National Rank: #903
2014 State Rank: #72
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 33.8
2015 National Rank: #1313
2015 State Rank: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3050
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17
Dynasty Record: 52-60 (20-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 35
2014 Points Against Average: 28.2
2014 Differential: +6.8
2014 Wins: #1087 Merced (51-45), #1247 Inderkum (Sacramento) (29-27), #1883 Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (29-28), #3424 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (49-21), #3422 Antelope (27-20), #6206 Davis (60-24), #7165 Sheldon (Sacramento) (42-0), #13845 Florin (Sacramento) (69-0)
2014 Losses: #5 Folsom (56-14), #133 Grant (Sacramento) (54-29), #590 Elk Grove (34-27), #805 Jesuit (Carmichael) (28-21), #1082 Franklin (Elk Grove) (30-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 99-57
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Delta River)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/4/15 Merced (24-7), 9/11/15 Florin (Sacramento) (75-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Antelope, 9/4 Merced, 9/11 Florin (Sacramento), 9/25 at Sheldon (Sacramento), 10/2 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 10/9 vs Franklin (Elk Grove), 10/16 at Grant (Sacramento), 10/23 Elk Grove, 10/30 Jesuit (Carmichael), 11/6 at Davis
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Sacramento) (48.1), Elk Grove (46.2), Franklin (Elk Grove) (44.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Florin (Sacramento) (-29.2), Davis (14.1), Sheldon (Sacramento) (14.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (33 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #991
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%