El Capitan (Merced, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gauchos
Colors: Powder Blue/Black/Gold
Coach: Anthony Martinez
League: Central California - CCC
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caesar Manzo 5'10" 180 QB 5.2
Jeremiah Price 5'9" 165 Junior SS 4.8
Keith Kelly 6'0" 300 Junior G 5.72

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -36.7
2021 National Rank: #12192
2021 State Rank: #848
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -57.9
2022 National Rank: #12497
2022 State Rank: #889
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12953
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.2
Dynasty Record: 9-66 (4-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 0-10
2021 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2021 Points For Average: 10.2
2021 Points Against Average: 53.1
2021 Differential: -42.9
2021 Wins: none
2021 Losses: #1620 Merced (73-14), #2444 Patterson (63-14), #3425 Firebaugh (55-8), #3779 Livingston (43-7), #5844 Davis [Grace] (Modesto) (58-20), #7223 Golden Valley (Merced) (60-0), #7501 Le Grand (27-6), #7857 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (44-7), #7980 Atwater (60-14), #8568 Central Valley (Ceres) (48-12)
2021 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 vs Delhi, 9/2 at Modesto Christian (Modesto), 9/9 vs Livingston, 9/16 at Patterson, 9/23 at Atwater, 9/29 vs Merced, 10/7 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/21 vs Golden Valley (Merced), 10/28 vs Central Valley (Ceres)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Merced (12.9), Patterson (2.3), Livingston (-0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Delhi (-46.8), Modesto Christian (Modesto) (-40.9), Central Valley (Ceres) (-37.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #448
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6092
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9
2022 Projected League Finish: 7th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%