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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Milo Lewis
League: De Anza
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2021 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Charlie Castaneda Senior QB
Wyatt Hook Junior TE
Zack Acton Senior FB/ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Balance
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 7.9
2021 National Rank: #4046
2021 State Rank: #305
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2022 Starting Power Rating: -8.4
2022 National Rank: #4384
2022 State Rank: #329
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7304
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 100-95-2 [99-96-2 on the field] (50-60-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-6
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 24.6
2021 Points Against Average: 25.6
2021 Differential: -1
2021 Wins: #3414 Mountain View (49-45), #4084 Palo Alto (39-18), #5586 Aragon (San Mateo) (52-6), #6107 Santa Teresa (San Jose) (36-18), #6341 Milpitas (14-0), #8425 Santa Clara (29-26), #10873 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (27-9)
2021 Losses: #514 Los Gatos (37-0), #626 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (42-7), #2113 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (51-28), #2158 Burlingame (26-13), #5349 King's Academy (Sunnyvale) (20-19), #6341 Milpitas (35-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 79-72-1
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2016 (El Camino), 2014 (tied for 1st; El Camino), 2008 (tied for 1st; El Camino)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Aragon (San Mateo), 9/2 Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 9/9 at King's Academy (Sunnyvale), 9/16 Burlingame, 9/30 at Palo Alto, 10/7 Mountain View, 10/14 Los Gatos, 10/21 at Milpitas, 10/28 at Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 11/4 Fremont (Sunnyvale)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Los Gatos (30.6), Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (28), Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Sunnyvale) (-49.5), Milpitas (-17.5), Palo Alto (-11.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (6.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2231
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%