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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Jesse Trumbull
League: Santa Cruz Coast
Section: Central Coast
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Charlie Keys-McKay 5'11" 165 Senior RB/DB
Nick Gonzales 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB
Elijah Hunt 6'0" 190 Senior RB/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Untested QB/LB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -24.8
2015 National Rank: #12631
2015 State Rank: #886
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -31.3
2016 National Rank: #13194
2016 State Rank: #945
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9987
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 57-75-4 (28-43-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.7
2015 Points Against Average: 24.6
2015 Differential: -4.9
2015 Wins: #13403 Soquel (43-14), #14396 Harbor (Santa Cruz) (55-0)
2015 Losses: #2867 Aptos (39-0), #5873 North Salinas (Salinas) (26-0), #6995 Scotts Valley (19-7), #8645 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (48-22), #11302 Watsonville (33-27), #11391 Irvington (Fremont) (31-24), #11432 Harker (San Jose) (23-13), #12283 Pajaro Valley (Watsonville) (13-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-55
Recent Section Championships: 2007 (Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Watsonville (7-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Sequoia (Redwood City), 9/3 vs Watsonville, 9/10 at Lincoln [Abraham] (San Francisco), 9/16 vs North Salinas (Salinas), 9/23 Harker (San Jose), 10/7 Soquel, 10/14 at Aptos, 10/22 at Harbor (Santa Cruz), 10/28 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton), 11/4 at Scotts Valley
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Aptos (23.9), North Salinas (Salinas) (10.3), San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor (Santa Cruz) (-47.8), Soquel (-42.1), Watsonville (-20.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #777
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11218
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%