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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mac Villanueva
League: Pacific Coast - Mission South
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2023 JV Record: 5-3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rocky Villanueva 6'2" 220 Sophomore LB/TE
Jesus Manriquez 6'0" 175 Senior QB
Carson Tidwell 5'8" 160 Sophomore RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Several Sophomores Starting

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -21.1
2023 National Rank: #9706
2023 State Rank: #669
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -32.7
2024 National Rank*: #8591
2024 State Rank*: #598
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -14.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9124
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-19 [22-20 on the field] (12-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10471
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.8
Dynasty Record: 105-96-2 (75-51-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 15.8
2023 Points Against Average: 27.4
2023 Differential: -11.6
2023 Wins: #1396 Palma (Salinas) (forfeit win), #10430 Gonzales (14-12), #10867 Soledad (33-18), #11003 Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (42-7)
2023 Losses: #3581 Carmel (49-20), #3601 Alisal (Salinas) (52-0), #5974 North Salinas (Salinas) (46-6), #7935 Pacific Grove (35-15), #8306 Greenfield (21-12), #9494 Stevenson [Robert Louis] (Pebble Beach) (7-0)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-43
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/23 Soledad (33-18)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/31 at St. Francis (Watsonville), 9/6 vs Palma (Salinas), 9/12 Marina, 9/20 Gonzales, 9/27 at Pacific Grove, 10/4 Carmel, 10/11 Greenfield, 10/18 vs North Salinas (Salinas), 10/25 at Rancho San Juan (Salinas), 11/8 Soledad
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Palma (Salinas) (10.1), Carmel (-1.8), North Salinas (Salinas) (-18.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Marina (-58.1), Rancho San Juan (Salinas) (-51.2), St. Francis (Watsonville) (-49.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -30.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #576
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8221
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 8th






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