This is Santa Margarita’s 119th varsity game, and 58th road game. Santa Margarita’s all-time road record is 41-16 (.719), and they are 6-2 (.750) at Irvine High’s Stadium including a 2-1 mark vs. the Vaqueros. The Eagles have lost only three road games in four years (22-3) since a 27-23 loss to Newport Harbor in Week 9 of 1994.

The Eagles are currently 91-26-1 (.775) as they enter Week 9 of their tenth varsity season. Their .775 winning percentage is the second best in State history behind Concord De La Salle.

The Eagles are ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division VI, No. 3 in California Division II and No. 5 in Orange County. They have been ranked in the Orange County Top 10 for 32 consecutive weeks and 41 of the past 43, but their streak of 18 consecutive weeks in the State Top 20 ended four weeks ago after losing to San Clemente.