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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Ellington
League: Northern
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northwest (XI)
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
James Wellington 6'1" 220 Junior TE/LB 5.6
Luis Villa 5'11" 225 Senior OL/DL 6.1
Miguel Ayala 5'10" 210 Senior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense, Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, New System

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -16.6
2014 National Rank: #11436
2014 State Rank: #783
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: -18.1
2015 National Rank: #11662
2015 State Rank: #798
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12093
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 18-101 [17-102 on the field] (4-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 13.1
2014 Points Against Average: 40
2014 Differential: -26.9
2014 Wins: #13448 Hueneme (Oxnard) (27-6)
2014 Losses: #1916 Nipomo (52-15), #3196 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (57-13), #3209 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (63-0), #4697 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (48-7), #5423 Morro Bay (40-0), #5456 Templeton (48-14), #8639 Cabrillo (Lompoc) (21-19), #8652 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (24-6), #9990 Santa Paula (41-30)
2014 Opponents W-L: 54-60
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Cabrillo (Lompoc), 9/4 Santa Barbara, 9/18 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/25 at Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria), 10/2 St. Joseph (Santa Maria), 10/9 Hueneme (Oxnard), 10/16 at Nipomo, 10/23 Morro Bay, 10/30 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 11/6 at Templeton
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (27.8), Nipomo (19.7), Templeton (15)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hueneme (Oxnard) (-22.1), Cabrillo (Lompoc) (-5.4), Morro Bay (2.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #391
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5232
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%