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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Navy/Red/Silver/Black
Coach: Jeff Bailey
League: Crestview
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Dawson 5'8" 165 Senior DB/WR 4.7
Kyle McManus 5'7" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Mason Hagey 6'2" 285 Senior OL 5.12

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
David Garfunkel 6'6" 295 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced, Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Not Very Big

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2015 National Rank: #3882
2015 State Rank: #274
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.9
2016 National Rank: #3298
2016 State Rank: #245
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2498
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 39-26 [40-25 on the field] (19-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 16.9
2015 Points Against Average: 25.4
2015 Differential: -8.5
2015 Wins: #2692 Foothill (Santa Ana) (31-21), #3949 El Modena (Orange) (19-18), #5950 Esperanza (Anaheim) (21-7), #10056 El Dorado (Placentia) (31-6)
2015 Losses: #723 Villa Park (38-0), #1357 Buena Park (49-7), #1359 Valencia (Placentia) (41-7), #1646 Sonora (La Habra) (25-22), #1990 Canyon (Anaheim) (39-24), #3890 Brea Olinda (Brea) (10-7), #4577 Troy (Fullerton) (forfeit)
2015 Opponents W-L: 80-54
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Empire), 2011 (tied for 1st; Empire)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Valencia (Placentia) (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Valencia (Placentia), 9/9 vs Troy (Fullerton), 9/15 Sonora (La Habra), 9/23 El Dorado (Placentia), 9/30 at El Modena (Orange), 10/7 Brea Olinda (Brea), 10/14 Esperanza (Anaheim), 10/21 vs Foothill (Santa Ana), 10/28 Villa Park, 11/4 Canyon (Anaheim)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Park (45.9), Valencia (Placentia) (27.3), Canyon (Anaheim) (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: El Dorado (Placentia) (-3), Esperanza (Anaheim) (-1.1), Foothill (Santa Ana) (13)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (23.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2449
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%