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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Ellington
League: Northern
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Isiah Garcia 5'6" 150 Senior RB/LB
Bobby Ruiz 5'7" 155 Senior RB/LB
Blake Truhitte 5'8" 150 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Quickness, Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2016 National Rank: #7009
2016 State Rank: #502
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6
2017 National Rank: #5908
2017 State Rank: #405
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -13
Dynasty National Rank: #11863
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19
Dynasty Record: 25-114 [23-116 on the field] (7-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 22.8
2016 Points Against Average: 20.9
2016 Differential: +1.9
2016 Wins: #5823 Santa Barbara (27-18), #8726 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (22-20), #8839 Templeton (41-21), #10173 Morro Bay (35-14), #11167 San Luis Obispo (15-12)
2016 Losses: #3376 Santa Ynez (42-28), #4144 Nipomo (19-14), #6339 Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (13-10), #6571 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) (28-21), #6668 Cabrillo (Lompoc) (22-15)
2016 Opponents W-L: 39-62
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at San Luis Obispo, 9/1 vs Santa Barbara, 9/8 Cabrillo (Lompoc), 9/15 Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria), 9/22 at Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria), 9/29 at Santa Ynez, 10/13 at Templeton, 10/20 Morro Bay, 10/27 Viewpoint (Calabasas), 11/3 at Nipomo
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Ynez (26.1), Nipomo (8), Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria) (3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: San Luis Obispo (-26.8), Morro Bay (-11.7), Righetti [Ernest] (Santa Maria) (-5.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #516
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7661
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%