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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Milo Lewis
League: El Camino (moving from De Anza)
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 1-8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarred Wade Senior FB/MLB
Greg Tsao Senior CB/WR
Thomas Ngai Sophomore TB/CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrell Page 5'10" 185 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Youth
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -22.6
2018 National Rank: #11055
2018 State Rank: #779
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: -43
2019 National Rank: #11804
2019 State Rank: #838
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7280
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 49.2
Dynasty Record: 83-83-2 [82-84-2 on the field] (40-55-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-9
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2018 Points For Average: 11.6
2018 Points Against Average: 36.9
2018 Differential: -25.3
2018 Wins: #10184 Cupertino (23-13)
2018 Losses: #372 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (42-7), #986 Palo Alto (49-0), #1425 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (43-6), #2516 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (58-6), #4103 Los Gatos (28-0), #4127 Milpitas (42-14), #9185 Branham (San Jose) (49-27), #9793 Mountain View (21-14), #12997 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (24-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 70-45
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Mountain View, 9/6 South San Francisco, 9/13 Fremont (Sunnyvale), 9/20 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/27 at Saratoga, 10/4 Los Altos, 10/11 at Lynbrook (San Jose), 10/18 Cupertino, 11/1 at Monta Vista (Cupertino), 11/8 Gunn [Henry M.] (Palo Alto)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (6.9), Saratoga (-28.1), Mountain View (-31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lynbrook (San Jose) (-82.2), South San Francisco (-63.7), Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-58.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -44.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -51.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #973
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13128
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%