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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Eric Perry
League: Mount Hamilton
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Edgar Valencia 5'10" 190 RB/ILB
Devonte Matthew 6'3" 250 Senior TE/ILB
Troy Rosenbaum 5'10" 235 Junior C/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Solid Group Of Frosh-Soph Players Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Must Put It All Together, Need To Stay Healthy

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -6.2
2017 National Rank: #8410
2017 State Rank: #591
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -24.7
2018 National Rank: #8944
2018 State Rank: #631
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19
Dynasty National Rank: #3731
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 43.7
Dynasty Record: 96-71-2 (66-37-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2017 Points For Average: 19.8
2017 Points Against Average: 25
2017 Differential: -5.2
2017 Wins: #6563 Westmont (Campbell) (30-21), #9670 Leigh (San Jose) (37-7), #11812 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (35-11)
2017 Losses: #3694 Los Gatos (42-10), #4001 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (34-21), #4281 Oak Grove (San Jose) (27-6), #4784 Leland (San Jose) (14-7), #5728 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (49-31), #8769 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (28-14), #9352 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (17-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Branham (San Jose), 8/31 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/7 at Gilroy, 9/21 Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 9/28 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose), 10/5 at Leland (San Jose), 10/12 Oak Grove (San Jose), 10/19 at Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 10/26 Westmont (Campbell), 11/2 at Santa Teresa (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gilroy (12.6), Oak Grove (San Jose) (-2.8), Leland (San Jose) (-5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-44), Westmont (Campbell) (-23.9), Branham (San Jose) (-22.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #460
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6692
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 8th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%