Desert Mirage (Thermal, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/Silver/White
Coach: Gustavo Sandoval
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 14
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Pinney 5'7.5" 195 Junior QB 4.49
Levi Barrios 5'7" 170 Sophomore WB/OLB 4.46
Leon Tizoc 5'8" 205 Junior FB/ILB 4.48

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 17 Players

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -38
2018 National Rank: #13086
2018 State Rank: #931
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -53.8
2019 National Rank: #13004
2019 State Rank: #937
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #13858
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2
Dynasty Record: 25-114 [24-115 on the field] (10-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 23.3
2018 Points Against Average: 37.8
2018 Differential: -14.5
2018 Wins: #13186 Desert Hot Springs (52-20), #13798 Cathedral City (57-40)
2018 Losses: #7147 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (63-14), #7979 Holtville (31-0), #9508 Banning (42-22), #10154 Twentynine Palms (48-8), #10152 Yucca Valley (38-22), #11159 West Valley (Hemet) (30-16), #12199 Palo Verde Valley (Blythe) (44-21), #12845 Indio (22-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 42-62
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/26/18 Cathedral City (57-40)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at West Valley (Hemet), 9/6 Holtville, 9/13 at Palo Verde Valley (Blythe), 9/20 at Desert Hot Springs, 9/27 Indio, 10/4 at Banning, 10/11 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/18 vs Twentynine Palms, 10/25 Yucca Valley, 11/1 Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Holtville (-15.5), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-15.7), Banning (-30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-64.3), Desert Hot Springs (-62.8), Indio (-56.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #928
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12710
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%