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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Eric Perry
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Raul Villa-Letuligasenoa 5'10" 190 Senior RB/S
Jacob Guerra 6'1" 235 Senior OL/DL
Brandon Dick 6'3" 245 Senior T/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Players With Game Experience, Players Willing To Put In Work
Team Weaknesses: New OC, Will Need Some Time To Gel/Get Grasp Of Offense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 7.9
2015 National Rank: #6056
2015 State Rank: #437
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 8.4
2016 National Rank: #5787
2016 State Rank: #410
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2830
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 92-55-2 (63-26-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 18.6
2015 Points Against Average: 40.2
2015 Differential: -21.6
2015 Wins: #7548 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (48-35), #7935 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (28-21), #8465 Willow Glen (San Jose) (33-28), #10015 Leland (San Jose) (38-8)
2015 Losses: #390 St. Francis (Mountain View) (52-28), #404 Oak Grove (San Jose) (55-7), #588 Valley Christian (San Jose) (54-0), #1844 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (52-6), #2913 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (62-14), #3884 Leigh (San Jose) (27-3), #3917 Salinas (48-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 75-52
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Los Gatos, 9/2 Salinas, 9/9 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 9/23 at Leigh (San Jose), 9/30 Oak Grove (San Jose), 10/7 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/14 Willow Glen (San Jose), 10/21 at Santa Teresa (San Jose), 10/28 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 11/4 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (San Jose) (53.2), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (25.7), Leigh (San Jose) (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (0.9), Santa Teresa (San Jose) (2.5), Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (2.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 (22.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #216
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2842
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%