St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Horsemen
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Joey Fernandez
League: 4A District 2/5 (moving from 4A District 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Vigil 6'1" 225 Senior ATH/ILB 4.73
Curtis Rogers 5'11" 165 Senior HB/OLB 4.95
Joey Fernandez 5'11.5" 160 Junior ATH/MLB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Efficient Running Game, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Small, Young

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2015 National Rank: #7580
2015 State Rank: #34
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.7
2016 National Rank: #6694
2016 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5072
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 120-41 (36-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 26.1
2015 Points Against Average: 22.5
2015 Differential: +3.6
2015 Wins: #8384 Capital (Santa Fe) (49-20), #9207 Silver (Silver City) (21-0), #9582 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell) (21-0), #11003 Taos (42-17), #13295 Santa Fe (27-0), #13625 Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque) (53-18)
2015 Losses: #3302 Portales (28-13), #3302 Portales (41-7), #3718 Robertson (Las Vegas) (25-20), #4020 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (41-12), #6395 Hope Christian (Albuquerque) (47-20), #8760 Ruidoso (33-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 77-59
Recent State Championships: 2012 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 5), 2012 (3A District 5), 2011 (3A District 5), 2008 (3A District 2), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Santa Fe (23-12), 9/2/16 Capital (Santa Fe) (20-18)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Santa Fe, 9/2 at Capital (Santa Fe), 9/10 vs Moriarty, 9/16 at Portales, 9/30 at Bernalillo, 10/8 vs Taos, 10/14 vs Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque), 10/22 vs Robertson (Las Vegas), 10/27 at Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe), 11/5 at West Las Vegas (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Portales (27.1), Robertson (Las Vegas) (25.6), Moriarty (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (-49.4), Bernalillo (-37.4), Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque) (-30.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (0.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11606
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%