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Escondido 2008 Football Team Preview

Mascot
Cougars
Team
Varsity 2008
Colors
Orange, Black
Coach
Paul Gomes
Address
1535 N Broadway, Escondido, CA 92026
Overall
10-3
League
4-1
National Rank
429
State (CA) Rank
50

Season Outlook

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Injuries ravaged the 2007 Escondido football team en route to a 2-7 record. The upside of that, however, is that the 2008 team will be returning 15 starters. Combine that with a JV team that went 7-3 last year and you might understand Coach Gomes's optimism. He is especially excited about RB Ricky Seale, whom he touts as a potential 'blue-chip' player. Seale will have the opportunity to showcase himself to recruiters a lot, as the Tiger program has been moved to the extremely competitive Avocado League of the San Diego Section.

Season Opener

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Sep 5 Calexico (CA)

General Information

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Nickname Cougars
Colors Orange/Black
Coach Paul Gomes
League Avocado
Playoff Division I
Playoff Division Rank #11

Ratings

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2007 Final Power Rating 11
2007 National Rank #5080
2007 State Rank #371
Off-Season Rating Adjustment +6.5
2008 Starting Power Rating 17.5
2008 National Rank #3458
2008 State Rank #251
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-07) 18.5
Dynasty National Rank #2226
2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating worse by 1
Dynasty Record 31-20-5 (20-5-3 in league)

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2008 Rating 20.2
2007 Rating 24.7
Rating Difference -4.5

Cougars Returning Players

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Offensive Starters 7
Defensive Starters 8
2007 JV Record 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning no
Top Running Back Returning yes

Previous Season

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2007 Overall Record 2-7
2007 League Record/Finish 2-3 (5th)
2007 Points For Average 25.8
2007 Points Against Average 34.1
2007 Differential -8.3

2007 Wins

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Rank Opponent Record
#10427 San Marcos (CA) 45-21
#11178 Orange Glen (Escondido, CA) 55-20

Toughest 2008 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA) 49.9
Mission Hills (San Marcos, CA) 37.4
El Camino (Oceanside, CA) 33.9*

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2006 (Valley)
  2. 2005 (Valley)
  3. 2003 (Valley)