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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%