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GENERAL
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Shane McComb
League: Desert Empire
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2018 National Rank: #2641
2018 State Rank: #229
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.6
2019 National Rank: #3300
2019 State Rank: #257
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3487
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 116-71 (60-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 34.2
2018 Points Against Average: 16
2018 Differential: +18.2
2018 Wins: #4466 Beaumont (28-21), #4488 Shadow Hills (Indio) (26-14), #4639 Palm Springs (21-10), #5125 Flowing Wells (Tucson, AZ) (9-7), #5956 La Quinta (34-32), #6246 Rancho Mirage (29-10), #6366 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (37-3), #6416 Monrovia (52-28), #8749 Dominguez (Compton) (55-14), #10152 Yucca Valley (42-0), #13798 Cathedral City (42-0)
2018 Losses: #1743 San Gorgonio (San Bernardino) (53-35)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (Desert Valley), 2013 (tied for 1st; Desert Valley), 2005 (Desert Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Beaumont, 8/30 Cathedral City, 9/6 Flowing Wells (Tucson, AZ), 9/13 at Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta), 9/20 at Permian (Odessa, TX), 10/4 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/11 at Palm Springs, 10/18 at La Quinta, 10/25 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 11/1 at Rancho Mirage
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Permian (Odessa, TX) (11.7), Shadow Hills (Indio) (1.6), Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) (-0.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-64.3), Flowing Wells (Tucson, AZ) (-20.1), Rancho Mirage (-18.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #379
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5008
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%