| Merritt Island (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Jeff McLean League: 5A District 13 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Studstill 5'8" 165 Senior RB 4.60 Josh Zirkle 6'0" 225 Senior DL/OL 4.80 Joe Batch 5'11" 175 Senior S/RB 4.48 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Kicking Game, Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 32.8 2011 National Rank: #1372 2011 State Rank: #104 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.3 2012 National Rank: #1962 2012 State Rank: #143 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1162 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even Dynasty Record: 67-37 [69-35 on the field] (31-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 18.9 2011 Points Against Average: 12.4 2011 Differential: +6.5 2011 Wins: #1348 Melbourne (14-7), #1760 Astronaut (Titusville) (21-0), #2641 Centennial (Port St. Lucie) (26-9), #2716 Rockledge (14-10), #5774 Boynton Beach (34-13), #6150 Titusville (24-0), #6661 Space Coast (Cocoa) (20-17), #7194 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (30-0), #9242 Harmony (21-0) 2011 Losses: #100 Glades Central (Belle Glade) (35-0), #320 Cocoa (30-3), #691 East Ridge (Clermont) (28-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-60 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (3A District 13), 2008 (4A District 7), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 7), 2004 (4A District 13) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Centennial (Port St. Lucie), 9/7 at Harmony, 9/14 at East Ridge (Clermont), 9/21 Titusville, 9/28 Cocoa, 10/5 Rockledge, 10/19 at Astronaut (Titusville), 10/26 at Space Coast (Cocoa), 11/2 at Satellite (Satellite Beach), 11/9 Melbourne Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cocoa (56.3), East Ridge (Clermont) (36.4), Melbourne (28.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harmony (-5.7), Titusville (-3.4), Space Coast (Cocoa) (0.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (24.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2164 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |