Acalanes (Lafayette, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Floyd Burnsed
League: Diablo - Valley
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2016 National Rank: #5913
2016 State Rank: #429
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2017 National Rank: #4836
2017 State Rank: #336
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4660
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 81-76 [80-77 on the field] (49-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.3
2016 Points Against Average: 29.4
2016 Differential: -9.1
2016 Wins: #8039 Alhambra (Martinez) (41-7), #8135 De Anza (El Sobrante) (42-14), #11084 Skyline (Oakland) (33-0), #11707 Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (35-14)
2016 Losses: #400 Clayton Valley (Concord) (56-7), #513 Campolindo (Moraga) (42-7), #1864 Heritage (Brentwood) (28-14), #2303 Analy (Sebastopol) (49-30), #2614 Miramonte (Orinda) (48-0), #3574 El Cerrito (31-14), #4189 Concord (34-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-50
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Alhambra (Martinez), 9/2 at Suncoast (Riviera Beach, FL), 9/8 Rodriguez (Fairfield), 9/16 at San Marin (Novato), 9/22 De Anza (El Sobrante), 10/6 at Concord, 10/13 at Las Lomas (Walnut Creek), 10/20 Clayton Valley (Concord), 10/27 Campolindo (Moraga), 11/3 at Miramonte (Orinda)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton Valley (Concord) (41.7), Campolindo (Moraga) (35.7), Miramonte (Orinda) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) (-25.2), Rodriguez (Fairfield) (-0.9), De Anza (El Sobrante) (0.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (16.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #283
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3916
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%