El Capitan (Merced, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gauchos
Colors: Powder Blue/Black/Gold
Coach: Jordan Irsik
League: Central California - CCC
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2022 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brian Carlson 5'10" 170 Senior QB 4.8
Keith Kelly 6'3" 290 Senior DL/T 4.99
Ricardo Ruiz 5'8" 155 Senior WR/FS 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Specialists

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -35.8
2022 National Rank: #12024
2022 State Rank: #807
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -56.3
2023 National Rank: #11792
2023 State Rank: #802
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12010
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.4
Dynasty Record: 3-41 (1-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 1-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2022 Points For Average: 15.6
2022 Points Against Average: 43.2
2022 Differential: -27.6
2022 Wins: #11618 Central Valley (Ceres) (31-14)
2022 Losses: #2487 Patterson (72-0), #3709 Merced (62-6), #5874 Golden Valley (Merced) (34-0), #6582 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (46-8), #8578 Livingston (48-20), #9918 Atwater (50-29), #10151 Modesto Christian (Modesto) (15-14), #11758 Delhi (48-32)
2022 Opponents W-L: 48-49
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/22 Central Valley (Ceres) (31-14)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Delhi, 8/25 vs Cordova (Rancho Cordova), 9/1 vs Modesto Christian (Modesto), 9/8 at Livingston, 9/15 vs Central Valley (Ceres), 9/22 vs Patterson, 9/29 vs Atwater, 10/6 at Merced, 10/13 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 10/27 at Golden Valley (Merced)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Patterson (0.7), Merced (-6), Golden Valley (Merced) (-25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cordova (Rancho Cordova) (-65.9), Central Valley (Ceres) (-55.4), Delhi (-52)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #558
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9349
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%