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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Scott Grish
League: 7A District 6
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #54

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Burnett 5'11" 175 Senior QB/WR 4.7
Hunter Lee 5'11" 200 Junior LB 4.7
Will Loring 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience/Depth
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Speed/Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 9.4
2016 National Rank: #5237
2016 State Rank: #283
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2017 National Rank: #4836
2017 State Rank: #268
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2764
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 79-72 [78-73 on the field] (31-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 12.6
2016 Points Against Average: 29.8
2016 Differential: -17.2
2016 Wins: #6359 Centennial (Port St. Lucie) (13-8), #8264 Bayside (Palm Bay) (27-7)
2016 Losses: #464 Viera (52-16), #532 St. Augustine (45-0), #738 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (22-0), #1237 Martin County (Stuart) (41-24), #1347 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (31-6), #2183 Heritage (Palm Bay) (27-0), #3025 South Fork (Stuart) (28-10), #3450 Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (37-30)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-43
Recent League Championships: 2013 (7A District 12), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A District 13), 2004 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Titusville, 9/1 vs Satellite (Satellite Beach), 9/8 vs Bayside (Palm Bay), 9/15 vs Centennial (Port St. Lucie), 9/22 vs Merritt Island, 9/29 vs Viera, 10/6 vs Heritage (Palm Bay), 10/13 vs South Fork (Stuart), 10/27 vs Martin County (Stuart), 11/3 vs Eau Gallie (Melbourne)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (53.2), Heritage (Palm Bay) (25.6), Martin County (Stuart) (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bayside (Palm Bay) (-0.6), Satellite (Satellite Beach) (6.9), Centennial (Port St. Lucie) (9.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2015
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%