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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Hank Roberts
League: De Anza (moving from El Camino)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Brown 6'0.5" 180 Junior QB 4.8
Sisipako Vehikite 6'1" 190 Senior WR/ILB 4.75
Christian Roudabush 6'3" 260 Senior T 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Best Lines School Has Had In Years
Team Weaknesses: Young, Several Sophomores Will Start

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 0.3
2015 National Rank: #7794
2015 State Rank: #552
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2016 National Rank: #9048
2016 State Rank: #626
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9835
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even
Dynasty Record: 59-72-2 [58-73-2 on the field] (38-41-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 33.8
2015 Points Against Average: 18.9
2015 Differential: +14.9
2015 Wins: #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (21-20), #9269 Mountain View (26-15), #10275 Alisal (Salinas) (40-21), #10521 Monta Vista (Cupertino) (20-6), #12360 Los Altos (40-10), #12755 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (31-0), #12779 Cupertino (48-26), #13713 Lynbrook (San Jose) (46-14), #14448 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto) (60-7)
2015 Losses: #1844 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (55-27), #5873 North Salinas (Salinas) (34-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-57-1
Recent League Championships: 2015 (El Camino), 2011 (El Camino), 2005 (El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Jefferson (Daly City) (45-28)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 vs Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/2 Jefferson (Daly City), 9/10 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 9/16 Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/23 at Palo Alto, 9/30 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/14 at Los Gatos, 10/21 vs Mountain View, 10/28 Saratoga, 11/4 Milpitas
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Milpitas (33.7), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (25.7), Los Gatos (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-29.4), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-21.7), Jefferson (Daly City) (-15.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 (-11.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +21.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #465
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6834
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%