Merritt Island (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Jeff McLean League: 5A District 14 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS James Batch 6'1" 150 Senior QB/ATH 4.4 Cooper Wilson 6'3" 230 Senior DE 4.6 Brandon Montanez 5'11" 275 Senior NG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Returning Senior Class, Camaraderie, DL Team Weaknesses: Must Find Some LBs/RBs, Must Replace All-State C, DL Depth Could Be An Issue RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 35.1 2015 National Rank: #1283 2015 State Rank: #96 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 39.3 2016 National Rank: #836 2016 State Rank: #72 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.4 Dynasty National Rank: #923 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 105-47 [107-45 on the field] (51-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 29.8 2015 Points Against Average: 19.8 2015 Differential: +10 2015 Wins: #871 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (41-34), #3013 Titusville (33-0), #3463 Rockledge (23-11), #4821 Space Coast (Cocoa) (27-19), #4985 Lake Wales (54-12), #5161 South Lake (Groveland) (28-7), #8683 Port St. Lucie (34-7), #8710 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (35-0) 2015 Losses: #94 Bishop Moore (Orlando) (49-28), #295 Viera (28-14), #555 Heritage (Palm Bay) (29-6), #1242 Seminole (Sanford) (42-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 69-61 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (5A District 12), 2013 (5A District 12), 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 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Lake Wales (30-10) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Heritage (Palm Bay), 9/2 at Lake Wales, 9/9 Viera, 9/16 Space Coast (Cocoa), 9/23 Port St. Lucie, 9/30 at Satellite (Satellite Beach), 10/14 Titusville, 10/21 at Palm Bay (Melbourne), 10/28 at Rockledge, 11/4 at Seminole (Sanford) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Palm Bay) (43.9), Seminole (Sanford) (40.9), Viera (36) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Port St. Lucie (-4.5), Lake Wales (-4.4), Satellite (Satellite Beach) (2.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 (27.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1949 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |