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

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2014 National Rank: #6980
2014 State Rank: #471
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.4
2015 National Rank: #4701
2015 State Rank: #339
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #769
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 108-39-2 (56-17-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.3
2014 Points Against Average: 36.9
2014 Differential: -15.6
2014 Wins: #7067 Sequoia (Redwood City) (30-28), #9624 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (41-35), #11981 Santa Clara (55-26)
2014 Losses: #814 Los Gatos (49-7), #1034 Milpitas (47-7), #1352 Mitty (San Jose) (55-14), #1434 Palma (Salinas) (35-7), #1876 San Benito (Hollister) (33-0), #4624 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (20-19), #8293 Saratoga (41-33)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-47
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 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Sequoia (Redwood City), 9/11 San Benito (Hollister), 9/18 vs Mitty (San Jose), 9/25 Oak Grove (San Jose), 10/2 Saratoga, 10/9 at Milpitas, 10/16 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 10/23 Los Gatos, 10/30 Homestead (Cupertino), 11/13 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: San Benito (Hollister) (38.8), Los Gatos (37.7), Milpitas (33.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-2), Sequoia (Redwood City) (0.5), Saratoga (1.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2599
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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