This is Santa Margarita's 126th varsity game, and 61st road game. The Eagles are currently 95-29-1 (.764) as they enter Week 2 of their 11th varsity season. 1999 is the Eagles first season competing in CIF-SS Division I.

The Eagles' all-time road record is 43-17 (.717), and they are 1-1 on the road in San Diego County.

They are ranked 50th in the Nation, 9th in the West, 5th in the State, 2nd in Southern California and 1st in Orange County. They have been ranked in the State Top 20 in 22 of the past 33 weekly polls.

This is the first week that Santa Margarita has been ranked No. 1 in Orange County, although they did receive some first place votes during the 1997 season.