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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Jeff McLean
League: 5A District 12
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Shaquille Jones 6'2" 175 Senior DB 4.5 [Georgia]
Nick Smith 6'4" 210 Senior QB [Wyoming]
Ty Schwab 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.6

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.8
2013 National Rank: #793
2013 State Rank: #52
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2014 National Rank: #1045
2014 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #979
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 88-40 [90-38 on the field] (41-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 23.6
2013 Points Against Average: 12.8
2013 Differential: +10.8
2013 Wins: #968 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (14-6), #968 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (14-6), #1286 Oviedo (21-3), #1466 Melbourne (14-7), #2669 New Smyrna Beach (32-27), #3835 Rockledge (20-3), #4011 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (28-21), #4323 Astronaut (Titusville) (24-20), #4400 Centennial (Port St. Lucie) (27-6), #4431 Ponte Vedra (42-0), #6072 Titusville (24-21)
2013 Losses: #1335 Lake Wales (34-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-64
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (5A District 13), 2011 (5A District 13), 2009 (3A District 13), 2008 (4A District 7), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 7), 2004 (4A District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 New Smyrna Beach (35-28), 9/5/14 Melbourne (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at New Smyrna Beach, 9/5 Melbourne, 9/12 at Centennial (Port St. Lucie), 9/19 Astronaut (Titusville), 9/26 at Oviedo, 10/3 Satellite (Satellite Beach), 10/16 Titusville, 10/24 at Palm Bay (Melbourne), 10/31 at Rockledge, 11/7 Ponte Vedra
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oviedo (46.6), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (38.4), Melbourne (31.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Titusville (7.7), Ponte Vedra (10.3), Astronaut (Titusville) (12)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 (25.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1331
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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