Melbourne (FL) previews home 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% |