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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Scarlet/Gold
Coach: Trent Merzon
League: Valley Oak
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darus Nelson RB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2014 National Rank: #638
2014 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 43.6
2015 National Rank: #555
2015 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #953
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 123-32 (73-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.1
2014 Points Against Average: 15.5
2014 Differential: +23.6
2014 Wins: #1247 Inderkum (Sacramento) (27-23), #1368 Central Catholic (Modesto) (48-28), #1921 Turlock (30-29), #2215 Rio Linda (41-14), #2616 Manteca (42-21), #3002 Sonora (28-14), #3942 Vista del Lago (Folsom) (42-14), #4234 Pacheco (Los Banos) (50-8), #4572 McQueen [Robert] (Reno, NV) (49-7), #8472 East Union (Manteca) (49-13), #8859 Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (49-2), #8955 Lathrop (56-0), #9640 Weston Ranch (Stockton) (48-0)
2014 Losses: #246 Clayton Valley (Concord) (28-7), #2382 Sierra (Manteca) (31-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 115-64
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (III), 2012 (III), 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/28/15 Sonora (40-15), 9/4/15 Turlock (24-13), 9/12/15 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (61-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Sonora, 9/4 Turlock, 9/12 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 9/25 Sierra (Manteca), 10/2 at Kimball [John C.] (Tracy), 10/9 Lathrop, 10/16 at East Union (Manteca), 10/23 at Weston Ranch (Stockton), 10/30 Manteca, 11/6 at Central Catholic (Modesto)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Modesto) (44.9), Turlock (25.1), Sonora (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kimball [John C.] (Tracy) (-4.5), Weston Ranch (Stockton) (-3.9), Lathrop (-3.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (22.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3416
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%