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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: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Troy Rosenbaum 5'10" 255 Senior C
Dat Huynh 5'10" 170 Junior WR/S
Jared Kennedy 5'9" 175 Senior FB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defense Learning New Terminology, Some Players Moving To New Positions

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -9.6
2018 National Rank: #8599
2018 State Rank: #617
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -28.4
2019 National Rank: #9186
2019 State Rank: #654
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4032
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.6
Dynasty Record: 100-78-2 (67-43-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2018 Points For Average: 25.4
2018 Points Against Average: 28.8
2018 Differential: -3.4
2018 Wins: #9185 Branham (San Jose) (27-6), #10470 Gilroy (49-13), #11672 Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (34-0), #12895 Westmont (Campbell) (27-7)
2018 Losses: #1768 Palma (Salinas) (55-14), #4061 Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (38-13), #4777 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose) (21-0), #5672 Oak Grove (San Jose) (33-19), #6565 Leland (San Jose) (40-20), #7473 Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (49-41), #10395 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (55-35)
2018 Opponents W-L: 54-62
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Branham (San Jose), 9/6 at Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose), 9/13 Palo Alto, 9/27 Santa Teresa (San Jose), 10/4 at Live Oak (Morgan Hill), 10/11 Lincoln [Abraham] (San Jose), 10/18 Leland (San Jose), 10/25 at Oak Grove (San Jose), 11/1 Piedmont Hills (San Jose), 11/8 at Independence (San Jose)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Palo Alto (12.1), Live Oak (Morgan Hill) (-2.9), Oak Grove (San Jose) (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Gunderson [Henry T.] (San Jose) (-46.3), Santa Teresa (San Jose) (-41.6), Piedmont Hills (San Jose) (-21.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (-3.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #449
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6293
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%