Palo Alto (CA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/White Coach: Nelson Gifford League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 4.5 2017 National Rank: #5854 2017 State Rank: #433 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3 2018 National Rank: #4121 2018 State Rank: #317 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1471 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.5 Dynasty Record: 120-61-2 (65-26-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.5 2017 Points Against Average: 30.7 2017 Differential: -13.2 2017 Wins: #8709 Homestead (Cupertino) (28-14), #10763 Saratoga (42-21), #11521 Los Altos (44-7) 2017 Losses: #575 Half Moon Bay (48-7), #598 Milpitas (49-0), #1370 Salinas (14-7), #1540 Aragon (San Mateo) (48-14), #1694 Patterson (37-27), #2034 Mitty (San Jose) (42-6), #2247 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (27-10), #3694 Los Gatos (31-8) 2017 Opponents W-L: 83-49 Recent Section/State Championships: 2010 (Open), 2010 (Bowl I), 2007 (Large), 2006 (Open) Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 St. Ignatius (San Francisco), 8/31 at Half Moon Bay, 9/7 McClymonds (Oakland), 9/14 at Aragon (San Mateo), 9/21 Milpitas, 9/28 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/5 Cupertino, 10/12 at Fremont (Sunnyvale), 10/26 Los Gatos, 11/2 at Homestead (Cupertino) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McClymonds (Oakland) (26.8), Milpitas (18.3), Half Moon Bay (16.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-38.2), Homestead (Cupertino) (-30.5), Cupertino (-23) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (22.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #219 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2629 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.