Capital Jaguars 2024 Season Preview
NMPreps Preseason Rank: #48
NMPreps continues to release our early New Mexico high school football preseason rankings to get you ready for the 2024 season. We will rank all 89 teams scheduled to play in the newly aligned 6A-2A classifications, competing in 11-man football. #nmpreps
2023 Playoffs: Missed
Points Scored: 192
Points Given Up: 275
Streak into 2024: 9-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 1-5A
Season Recap: A Season of High Hopes and Hard Lessons
The 2023 season started with high hopes for the Capital Jaguars, buoyed by the momentum of a 5-win season in 2022. They kicked off with a promising 33-17 win over 4A Grants. However, the season quickly took a turn for the worse, ending with a nine-game losing streak and a search for a new head coach.
The Jaguars' early optimism was dashed with a week two loss to 3A St. Michael's (28-20), followed by a narrow 23-20 defeat to 5A Los Alamos. Subsequent losses included a 21-14 setback against 6A Alamogordo, a 20-14 loss to 4A Albuquerque Academy, and a 33-29 loss to 6A Atrisco Heritage, leaving them 1-5 in non-district play.
District play brought more challenges, beginning with a 57-7 defeat to Los Lunas. A close 14-13 loss to Albuquerque on the road was followed by a 34-21 home defeat to Clovis, and a season-ending 28-21 loss to crosstown rival Santa Fe. The Jaguars finished 1-9 overall, missing the playoffs, and leading to the immediate resignation of head coach Joaquin "Wax" Garcia.
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NMPreps Preseason Rank: #48
NMPreps continues to release our early New Mexico high school football preseason rankings to get you ready for the 2024 season. We will rank all 89 teams scheduled to play in the newly aligned 6A-2A classifications, competing in 11-man football. #nmpreps
2023 Season Review
Record: 1-9 overall, 0-4 district2023 Playoffs: Missed
Points Scored: 192
Points Given Up: 275
Streak into 2024: 9-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 1-5A
Season Recap: A Season of High Hopes and Hard Lessons
The 2023 season started with high hopes for the Capital Jaguars, buoyed by the momentum of a 5-win season in 2022. They kicked off with a promising 33-17 win over 4A Grants. However, the season quickly took a turn for the worse, ending with a nine-game losing streak and a search for a new head coach.
The Jaguars' early optimism was dashed with a week two loss to 3A St. Michael's (28-20), followed by a narrow 23-20 defeat to 5A Los Alamos. Subsequent losses included a 21-14 setback against 6A Alamogordo, a 20-14 loss to 4A Albuquerque Academy, and a 33-29 loss to 6A Atrisco Heritage, leaving them 1-5 in non-district play.
District play brought more challenges, beginning with a 57-7 defeat to Los Lunas. A close 14-13 loss to Albuquerque on the road was followed by a 34-21 home defeat to Clovis, and a season-ending 28-21 loss to crosstown rival Santa Fe. The Jaguars finished 1-9 overall, missing the playoffs, and leading to the immediate resignation of head coach Joaquin "Wax" Garcia.
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