Santa Cruz (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Bubba Trumbull League: Santa Cruz Coast Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Travis Schuhe 6'2" 220 Senior OL/LB 4.9 Jalen Allen 6'1" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Nathan Crawford 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Leadership, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: New Starting QB, Inexperience At WR RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -20.5 2014 National Rank: #12068 2014 State Rank: #835 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: -20 2015 National Rank: #11933 2015 State Rank: #824 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9541 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9 Dynasty Record: 55-67-4 (26-40-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2014 Points For Average: 26.5 2014 Points Against Average: 24.1 2014 Differential: +2.4 2014 Wins: #10245 North Salinas (Salinas) (21-14), #10292 Soquel (36-6), #14013 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (35-19), #14216 Irvington (Fremont) (31-14), #14432 St. Francis (Watsonville) (45-12) 2014 Losses: #1028 Aptos (43-7), #9379 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (48-27), #10254 Scotts Valley (27-12), #11624 Watsonville (24-20), #12969 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (34-31) 2014 Opponents W-L: 38-66 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville), 9/11 at Watsonville, 9/18 vs Irvington (Fremont), 9/25 North Salinas (Salinas), 10/3 at Harker (San Jose), 10/16 Aptos, 10/23 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/31 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/6 Scotts Valley, 11/13 at Soquel Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (32.1), Scotts Valley (-2.9), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-6.7) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Irvington (Fremont) (-33.1), Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (-29.5), Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-24.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #786 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11582 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 5th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%