Palo Alto (CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/White Coach: Danny Sullivan League: De Anza Section: Central Coast Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Paul Jackson 5'11" 180 Junior RB/SS Bryant Jefferson 6'3" 220 Junior TE/DE Peter Snodgrass 6'0" 205 Senior C/LB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Michael Grandy 6'3" 280 Senior OG RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 15.4 2015 National Rank: #4373 2015 State Rank: #314 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.9 2016 National Rank: #4317 2016 State Rank: #309 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.4 Dynasty National Rank: #923 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5 Dynasty Record: 113-46-2 (59-20-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 32.5 2015 Points Against Average: 37.6 2015 Differential: -5.1 2015 Wins: #3917 Salinas (42-38), #6971 Saratoga (42-35), #9292 Homestead (Cupertino) (45-7), #10539 Sequoia (Redwood City) (54-28), #10638 Fremont (Sunnyvale) (62-13) 2015 Losses: #404 Oak Grove (San Jose) (46-7), #1257 Mitty (San Jose) (52-28), #1326 Milpitas (40-13), #1326 Milpitas (42-0), #1844 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara) (59-43), #2497 Los Gatos (42-20), #2546 San Benito (Hollister) (49-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 77-62 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 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Patterson, 9/2 at San Benito (Hollister), 9/9 Mitty (San Jose), 9/16 at Oak Grove (San Jose), 9/23 Santa Clara, 9/30 at Saratoga, 10/7 at Milpitas, 10/14 Wilcox [Adrian] (Santa Clara), 10/21 Los Gatos, 11/4 at Mountain View Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (San Jose) (53.2), Patterson (36.3), Milpitas (33.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Clara (-5.2), Mountain View (-4.3), Saratoga (7.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (19.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1609 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |