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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Ellington
League: Northern
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isiah Garcia 5'6" 165 Junior RB/SS 4.7
Blake Truhitte 5'8" 170 Junior QB/C 4.6
Johnathon Garcia 6'1" 240 Junior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -19.4
2015 National Rank: #11843
2015 State Rank: #821
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -11.9
2016 National Rank: #10449
2016 State Rank: #721
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12167
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 20-109 [18-111 on the field] (5-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 12.2
2015 Points Against Average: 36.1
2015 Differential: -23.9
2015 Wins: #10147 Cabrillo (Lompoc) (forfeit), #12895 Morro Bay (31-7)
2015 Losses: #1658 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) (63-6), #4650 Nipomo (37-3), #4717 Santa Barbara (42-0), #5437 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (30-10), #5958 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (35-14), #6586 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (28-0), #7796 Templeton (55-25), #11718 Hueneme (Oxnard) (28-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-61
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 San Luis Obispo (15-12), 9/2/16 Santa Barbara (27-18)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 San Luis Obispo, 9/2 Santa Barbara, 9/9 vs Cabrillo (Lompoc), 9/16 at Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/23 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria), 9/30 Santa Ynez, 10/7 at Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 10/14 Templeton, 10/21 at Morro Bay, 11/4 Nipomo
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (15.3), Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (15.2), Santa Ynez (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Morro Bay (-27.2), San Luis Obispo (-18.7), Templeton (-7.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #517
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7606
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%