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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%