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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Jeff McLean
League: 5A District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Deben Peterson 5'7" 150 Senior WR/RB 4.5
Andrew Beardall 6'1" 200 Senior C/LB 4.8
Mason Denaburg 6'3" 180 Senior QB/P 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ashton Wilson 6'2" 205 Senior SDE
James Batch 6'0" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced OL, RB, DL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2109
2016 State Rank: #127
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2017 National Rank: #3066
2017 State Rank: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.5
Dynasty National Rank: #926
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 112-51 [114-49 on the field] (55-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.8
2016 Points Against Average: 18.1
2016 Differential: +10.7
2016 Wins: #3339 Titusville (14-12), #3684 Rockledge (35-17), #4030 East Ridge (Clermont) (43-14), #6500 Lake Wales (30-10), #7032 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (44-8), #9335 Space Coast (Cocoa) (40-7), #9891 Port St. Lucie (48-13)
2016 Losses: #438 Bishop Moore (Orlando) (21-19), #464 Viera (42-13), #738 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (27-10), #2183 Heritage (Palm Bay) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-57
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 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 vs Avon (OH), 9/1 vs Heritage (Palm Bay), 9/8 vs Astronaut (Titusville), 9/15 vs Viera, 9/22 vs Melbourne, 9/29 vs Palm Bay (Melbourne), 10/13 vs Titusville, 10/20 vs Rockledge, 10/27 vs Space Coast (Cocoa), 11/3 vs Sebring
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (53.2), Sebring (37), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Space Coast (Cocoa) (-3.7), Astronaut (Titusville) (7.3), Melbourne (10.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (22.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #994
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%