Independence (San Jose, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: 76ers Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Steve Papin League: Santa Teresa Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony Talingdan 5'7" 160 Senior RB Chauncy Gilmore 6'1" 170 Senior QB Luis Cortez 5'8" 160 Senior CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Veteran Defense Team Weaknesses: Breaking In Very Young OL RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -11.3 2015 National Rank: #10388 2015 State Rank: #716 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -7.8 2016 National Rank: #9621 2016 State Rank: #666 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7983 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 56-80-2 [55-81-2 on the field] (37-52-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.4 2015 Points Against Average: 33.3 2015 Differential: -8.9 2015 Wins: #10036 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (20-19), #10945 Branham (San Jose) (26-15), #12074 San Jose (20-14), #12132 Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill) (42-23), #13592 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (56-29) 2015 Losses: #3884 Leigh (San Jose) (56-27), #5991 Silver Creek (San Jose) (42-13), #6025 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (46-21), #7548 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (61-19), #8836 Westmont (Campbell) (28-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 54-52 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 9/2 Mountain View, 9/9 at Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/23 Leland (San Jose), 9/30 Branham (San Jose), 10/7 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose), 10/15 at Sobrato [Ann] (Morgan Hill), 10/20 San Jose, 10/28 at Westmont (Campbell), 11/4 at Silver Creek (San Jose) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Leland (San Jose) (0.7), Silver Creek (San Jose) (-0.9), Mountain View (-4.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (-38.1), Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-29.4), Branham (San Jose) (-20.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #873 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12277 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |