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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Nelson Gifford
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamir Shepard 6'2" 190 Senior WR
Louis Passarello 6'5" 240 Senior TE
Kevin Cullen 6'0" 190 Senior WR
Colin Giffen 6'1" 215 Senior WR

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2019 National Rank: #2855
2019 State Rank: #214
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 5.7
2020 National Rank*: #3147
2020 State Rank*: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 30
Dynasty National Rank: #1402
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.3
Dynasty Record: 137-68-2 (73-30-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.3
2019 Points Against Average: 16.9
2019 Differential: +13.4
2019 Wins: #3457 Palma (Salinas) (27-20), #5147 Mountain View (36-7), #5870 Overfelt (San Jose) (47-8), #7594 Santa Clara (42-9), #9341 Carlmont (Belmont) (34-24), #10779 Pioneer (San Jose) (48-0), #11514 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (42-0)
2019 Losses: #645 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (26-15), #799 St. Ignatius (San Francisco) (23-7), #1139 Los Gatos (29-22), #2698 Oak Grove (San Jose) (40-36), #2685 Milpitas (17-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 80-58
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 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #268
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3755
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.



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