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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tim Lugo
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Camp 6'2" 225 Senior OL/DE
Vincent Faylor 5'10" 160 Senior WR/CB
Will Liddle 5'10" 185 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, OL, Playoff Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -1.4
2014 National Rank: #8293
2014 State Rank: #559
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2015 National Rank: #7570
2015 State Rank: #518
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5517
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 62-64-1 [64-62-1 on the field] (35-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 23.2
2014 Points Against Average: 37.9
2014 Differential: -14.7
2014 Wins: #6980 Palo Alto (41-33), #7690 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (28-27), #9624 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (37-28), #11981 Santa Clara (41-35), #12420 Los Altos (49-20)
2014 Losses: #814 Los Gatos (42-6), #1034 Milpitas (49-0), #3647 Pioneer (San Jose) (56-21), #3710 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (38-7), #4624 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (56-18), #6607 Willow Glen (San Jose) (33-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Recent League Championships: 2007 (El Camino), 2003 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Hillsdale (San Mateo), 9/11 Silver Creek (San Jose), 9/18 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/2 at Palo Alto, 10/9 Los Gatos, 10/16 Los Altos, 10/23 at Homestead (Cupertino), 10/30 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/6 Milpitas, 11/13 Fremont (Sunnyvale)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (37.7), Milpitas (33.3), Palo Alto (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Los Altos (-16.5), Hillsdale (San Mateo) (-3.7), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (9.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #378
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5061
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%