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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: Robert Dean
League: 8A District 1
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kingsley Opara Senior DL/OL [Maryland]
Kamrin Solomon Senior WR [Florida Atlantic]
Rubyn Johnson Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.8
2011 National Rank: #4628
2011 State Rank: #273
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2012 National Rank: #5803
2012 State Rank: #320
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3159
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 39-53 (13-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.2
2011 Points Against Average: 36.7
2011 Differential: -20.5
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #152 First Coast (Jacksonville) (21-3), #221 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (42-12), #349 DeLand (45-0), #650 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (40-10), #981 Raines [William M.] (Jacksonville) (44-24), #1177 Creekside (Jacksonville) (28-22), #1301 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (32-20), #1393 White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville) (56-36), #2235 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (35-28), #3836 Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast) (24-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 81-33
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 6A District 1), 2004 (6A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 9/7 Creekside (Jacksonville), 9/14 Raines [William M.] (Jacksonville), 9/21 at Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast), 9/28 White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville), 10/5 at Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 10/19 Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 10/26 at DeLand, 11/2 at Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach), 11/9 First Coast (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: DeLand (56.8), Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (53.7), Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (53.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (18.4), Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast) (26.8), White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville) (29.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #64
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%