Melbourne (FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Green/White Coach: Scott Grish League: 7A District 6 Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #42 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Will Shellenback 6'6" 250 Senior TE/DT 5.1 Ben Shellenback 6'6" 250 Senior T/DT 5.1 Cory Vincitore 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL/DBs Return Almost Intact Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 21.4 2017 National Rank: #2627 2017 State Rank: #179 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.3 2018 National Rank: #2701 2018 State Rank: #194 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2812 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.6 Dynasty Record: 84-76 [83-77 on the field] (32-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 19.2 2017 Points Against Average: 17.1 2017 Differential: +2.1 2017 Wins: #2707 Centennial (Port St. Lucie) (21-10), #3218 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (21-14), #4211 Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (29-15), #7036 Titusville (23-7), #8352 South Fork (Stuart) (49-0) 2017 Losses: #213 Viera (42-7), #1039 Merritt Island (18-0), #1648 Heritage (Palm Bay) (7-0), #4238 Martin County (Stuart) (41-23) 2017 Opponents W-L: 43-44-1 Recent League Championships: 2013 (7A District 12), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A District 13), 2004 (5A District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/17 Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (29-15) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Titusville, 8/31 Satellite (Satellite Beach), 9/7 Bayside (Palm Bay), 9/14 at Centennial (Port St. Lucie), 9/21 Merritt Island, 9/28 at Viera, 10/5 Heritage (Palm Bay), 10/12 South Fork (Stuart), 10/26 at Martin County (Stuart), 11/2 at Eau Gallie (Melbourne) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (35.4), Heritage (Palm Bay) (18.8), Merritt Island (14.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bayside (Palm Bay) (-34.6), South Fork (Stuart) (-21.6), Titusville (-7.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2191 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%