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: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2023 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dejuan Franklin 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.5 Diego Ultreras 5'10" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Anthony Jones 6'3" 185 Junior WR/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: DL RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: -20.2 2023 National Rank: #9550 2023 State Rank: #653 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: -33.3 2024 National Rank: #8488 2024 State Rank: #584 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -29.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11781 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7 5-Year Dynasty Record: 7-37 (2-22 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -20.6 Dynasty National Rank: #13041 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 14-80 (6-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 4-6 2023 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2023 Points For Average: 15.6 2023 Points Against Average: 25.5 2023 Differential: -9.9 2023 Wins: #11306 Modesto Christian (Modesto) (43-20), #11634 Buhach Colony (Atwater) (49-14), #12326 Cordova (Rancho Cordova) (28-0), #12669 Delhi (12-7) 2023 Losses: #1563 Patterson (47-0), #3113 Merced (56-7), #5667 Atwater (30-10), #5829 Golden Valley (Merced) (31-7), #8117 Central Valley (Ceres) (10-0), #9004 Livingston (40-0) 2023 Opponents W-L: 46-58 Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Hug [Procter R.] (Reno, NV), 8/30 vs Ripon Christian (Ripon), 9/6 vs Beyer [Fred C.] (Modesto), 9/20 at Waterford, 9/27 vs Immanuel (Reedley), 10/4 vs Los Banos, 10/11 vs Atwater, 10/18 at Merced, 10/25 vs Buhach Colony (Atwater), 11/1 vs Golden Valley (Merced) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Merced (2.7), Ripon Christian (Ripon) (-10.6), Los Banos (-17.2) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Waterford (-57.6), Hug [Procter R.] (Reno, NV) (-56.3), Buhach Colony (Atwater) (-55.8) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.8 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #603 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9049 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2024 Projected League Finish: 4th 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%