Escondido (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jud Bordman League: Valley Section: San Diego Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shawn Moskowitz 6'1" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.8 Robbie Ramos 6'1" 175 Sophomore QB 4.9 Dominic Torres 165 Junior RB/DB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Senior Leadership, Athletic Underclassmen, QB Is Returning Team Weaknesses: Need To Mesh Youth With Experience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -0.2 2017 National Rank: #6979 2017 State Rank: #501 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.2 2018 National Rank: #6296 2018 State Rank: #463 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3755 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.1 Dynasty Record: 71-87-7 (33-32-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 18.8 2017 Points Against Average: 20.3 2017 Differential: -1.5 2017 Wins: #9383 Del Norte (San Diego) (23-6), #9495 Serra (San Diego) (42-10), #10294 Fallbrook (17-0), #11548 Mission Bay (San Diego) (27-0) 2017 Losses: #718 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (38-0), #1658 Valley Center (43-14), #3328 Mira Mesa (San Diego) (28-20), #3639 San Pasqual (Escondido) (30-13), #4012 Hilltop (Chula Vista) (26-23), #5251 Mount Miguel (Spring Valley) (27-18), #5953 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (15-10) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-69 Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Hilltop (Chula Vista), 8/24 at Mira Mesa (San Diego), 8/31 Chula Vista, 9/7 at Poway, 9/14 Fallbrook, 9/28 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 10/5 at Ramona, 10/12 at West Hills (Santee), 10/19 Valley Center, 10/26 at San Pasqual (Escondido) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ramona (27.9), Valley Center (17.7), Mira Mesa (San Diego) (5.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fallbrook (-33.5), Chula Vista (-18.9), Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (-11.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (10 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3173 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%