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GENERAL
Nickname: Mariners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Randy Blankenship
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Gavin Glaum 5'10" 170 Senior QB 4.75
Danner Pardue 5'9" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.6
Jack Wolf 6'0" 185 Senior FB/S 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Quickness, DL/Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Young Offensively

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 23.4
2015 National Rank: #2867
2015 State Rank: #209
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2016 National Rank: #2646
2016 State Rank: #196
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4009
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 97-48-4 [96-49-4 on the field] (52-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 31.7
2015 Points Against Average: 19.2
2015 Differential: +12.5
2015 Wins: #3803 Hillsdale (San Mateo) (41-24), #3917 Salinas (17-12), #5873 North Salinas (Salinas) (35-12), #6995 Scotts Valley (35-12), #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (28-26), #10036 Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) (41-22), #12631 Santa Cruz (39-0), #13403 Soquel (62-0), #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (60-7)
2015 Losses: #109 Bellarmine (San Jose) (35-7), #1257 Mitty (San Jose) (34-21), #1367 Palma (Salinas) (24-13), #4329 Capital Christian (Sacramento) (41-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-59
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (IV), 2014 (III), 2013 (III), 2003 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 at Salinas, 9/2 vs Mitty (San Jose), 9/9 Capital Christian (Sacramento), 9/16 Palma (Salinas), 9/23 at Aragon (San Mateo), 10/7 Scotts Valley, 10/14 Santa Cruz, 10/21 at Soquel, 10/28 Harbor (Santa Cruz), 11/5 at San Lorenzo Valley (Felton)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Palma (Salinas) (31.5), Mitty (San Jose) (27.4), Capital Christian (Sacramento) (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Soquel (-42.1), Santa Cruz (-31.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (6.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #619
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9050
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%