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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Mike Montoya
League: Tri-Valley (moving from Frontier)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Edgar Cissneros 5'10.5" 255 Senior OL/DL
Keshaun Mata 5'9.5" 170 Senior QB
Robert Reyes 6'1" 220 Senior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Leadership, OL
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -12.5
2015 National Rank: #10612
2015 State Rank: #733
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -5
2016 National Rank: #9007
2016 State Rank: #621
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9987
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 52-83-1 (16-44-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.1
2015 Points Against Average: 27.2
2015 Differential: -5.1
2015 Wins: #11718 Hueneme (Oxnard) (47-24), #11952 Malibu (27-21), #13088 Indian Springs (San Bernardino) (44-7), #13381 Fillmore (26-7), #13865 Santa Clara (Oxnard) (2-0)
2015 Losses: #2973 Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (56-17), #4076 Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) (47-0), #6043 Oak Park (35-30), #7796 Templeton (33-13), #9372 Carpinteria (42-14), #10002 Vasquez (Acton) (27-23)
2015 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Frontier)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Channel Islands (Oxnard), 9/2 at Hueneme (Oxnard), 9/9 Santa Clara (Oxnard), 9/16 at Fillmore, 9/30 at Vasquez (Acton), 10/7 Carpinteria, 10/14 vs Excelsior (Victorville), 10/21 vs Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 10/28 Nordhoff (Ojai), 11/4 Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Diego [Garcia] (Santa Barbara) (39.2), Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) (26.8), Channel Islands (Oxnard) (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Clara (Oxnard) (-31.5), Excelsior (Victorville) (-27.5), Fillmore (-24.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1 (-6.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #704
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10205
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%