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GENERAL
Nickname: Matadors
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Adam Herald
League: El Camino
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Owen Malone 5'8" 170 Junior WR/DB
Justin Yu 5'8" 185 Senior OL/LB
Pranad Reddy 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Dynamic
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -11.9
2015 National Rank: #10521
2015 State Rank: #725
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -18.4
2016 National Rank: #11632
2016 State Rank: #814
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10405
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 67-61-3 [66-62-3 on the field] (45-31-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 23.8
2015 Points Against Average: 20.8
2015 Differential: +3
2015 Wins: #8836 Westmont (Campbell) (27-15), #10695 Jefferson (Daly City) (35-34), #12360 Los Altos (30-14), #12779 Cupertino (28-18), #13713 Lynbrook (San Jose) (35-14), #14448 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (42-2)
2015 Losses: #7794 Santa Clara (20-6), #7935 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (47-14), #9269 Mountain View (16-7), #9991 Seaside (28-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 48-53-1
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (18-15)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Westmont (Campbell), 9/2 Evergreen Valley (San Jose), 9/9 at Jefferson (Daly City), 9/16 at Santa Teresa (San Jose), 9/23 at Cupertino, 9/30 Homestead (Cupertino), 10/7 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto), 10/21 at Lynbrook (San Jose), 10/28 Los Altos, 11/4 at Fremont (Sunnyvale)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Teresa (San Jose) (2.5), Westmont (Campbell) (-7.6), Homestead (Cupertino) (-13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (-44), Lynbrook (San Jose) (-40.6), Evergreen Valley (San Jose) (-38.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #953
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13134
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%