Palm Desert (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Aztecs Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Shane McComb League: Desert Valley Section: Southern Playoff Division: 9 Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Top Defensive Players Return, Top Athletes Are Back Offensively Team Weaknesses: OL Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.7 2016 National Rank: #9437 2016 State Rank: #671 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.2 2017 National Rank: #8161 2017 State Rank: #577 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3788 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3 Dynasty Record: 95-68 (49-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 18.4 2016 Points Against Average: 32.9 2016 Differential: -14.5 2016 Wins: #9577 Cathedral City (20-13), #11707 Indio (20-17), #12355 Desert Hot Springs (21-0) 2016 Losses: #1090 Yucaipa (56-0), #3101 La Quinta (35-7), #3156 Rancho Mirage (52-0), #6051 Palm Springs (31-10), #7421 Shadow Hills (Indio) (46-34), #7897 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (31-25), #8163 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (48-47) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-51 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/28/16 Cathedral City (20-13), 11/4/16 Indio (20-17) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Desert Hot Springs, 9/1 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/8 Yucaipa, 9/15 Rancho Mirage, 9/22 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 9/29 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/13 at Palm Springs, 10/20 at La Quinta, 10/27 Cathedral City, 11/3 at Indio Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Yucaipa (33.1), La Quinta (19.7), Rancho Mirage (17.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Hot Springs (-34.9), Cathedral City (-19.4), Indio (-10.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7391 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%