Salinas (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Steven Zenk League: Monterey Bay - Gabilan Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jeffrey Weimar 6'3" 185 WR 4.55 Drew Schuler 6'1" 220 Senior 4.7 Noah Habes 6'2" 245 Senior DL 4.85 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13 2016 National Rank: #4472 2016 State Rank: #323 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.5 2017 National Rank: #3900 2017 State Rank: #283 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3317 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 77-77-2 [83-71-2 on the field] (43-37-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 19.3 2016 Points Against Average: 15.6 2016 Differential: +3.7 2016 Wins: #6159 Soledad (33-6), #6934 North Salinas (Salinas) (27-14), #8439 Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (28-7), #9189 Pioneer (San Jose) (28-9), #9984 Christopher (Gilroy) (35-3) 2016 Losses: #1169 Palma (Salinas) (33-7), #1732 Aptos (21-14), #1786 Milpitas (9-3), #2169 San Benito (Hollister) (21-10), #2169 San Benito (Hollister) (18-7), #5636 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (31-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 76-52 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Oak Grove (San Jose), 9/8 at Terra Nova (Pacifica), 9/15 Milpitas, 9/22 at Seaside, 9/29 North Salinas (Salinas), 10/6 Palma (Salinas), 10/13 at San Benito (Hollister), 10/20 Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville), 10/27 at Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas), 11/3 at Aptos Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Milpitas (46.6), Aptos (30.5), Palma (Salinas) (20.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Salinas (Salinas) (-2.7), Monte Vista Christian (Watsonville) (-2.2), Alvarez [Everett] (Salinas) (1.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (15.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2896 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%