Los Gatos (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Mark Krail League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Robert Nelson 6'3" 200 Senior QB Will Fordyce 6'2" 200 Senior SS/RB Kyle Smith 6'2" 220 Junior MLB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Key Returners, Leadership Team Weaknesses: WR/Secondary Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 27.1 2016 National Rank: #2041 2016 State Rank: #171 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.6 2017 National Rank: #2192 2017 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.7 Dynasty National Rank: #537 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 129-41-4 (70-15-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 30.8 2016 Points Against Average: 18.9 2016 Differential: +11.9 2016 Wins: #1786 Milpitas (23-13), #3376 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (50-36), #5479 Saratoga (49-7), #6271 Palo Alto (35-6), #6271 Palo Alto (31-6), #6387 Mountain View (44-20), #9189 Pioneer (San Jose) (35-7), #9620 Santa Clara (41-7) 2016 Losses: #563 Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (31-13), #591 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (35-28), #1122 Mitty (San Jose) (24-7), #2169 San Benito (Hollister) (35-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 77-66 Recent Section Championships: 2013 (II), 2011 (II), 2009 (II), 2008 (Medium), 2005 (Medium) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Pioneer (San Jose), 9/1 vs Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 9/8 San Benito (Hollister), 9/15 Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 9/29 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/6 Palo Alto, 10/13 at Homestead (Cupertino), 10/20 Los Altos, 10/27 Milpitas, 11/3 at Saratoga Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Milpitas (46.6), Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) (39.4), Menlo-Atherton (Atherton) (39.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pioneer (San Jose) (-16.3), Los Altos (-8.4), Saratoga (9.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (19.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2469 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |