Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Dark Green/Silver/White
Coach: Travis Roland
League: 8A Region 1 (moving from 8A District 2)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Malakai Grant 6'0" 210 Senior OLB/MLB 4.6
Preston Roberts 6'2" 175 Junior QB 4.65
Jaylen Collins 6'0" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-State LB Returns, DB/LB Experience, Prolific QB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Three 3-Year OL Starters

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2019 National Rank: #839
2019 State Rank: #63
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 30.3
2020 National Rank*: #598
2020 State Rank*: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 30.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1392
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 104-75 (41-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 29.6
2019 Points Against Average: 17.5
2019 Differential: +12.1
2019 Wins: #1421 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (41-20), #1629 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (10-7), #2048 St. Augustine (14-13), #2093 University (Orange City) (38-13), #5136 Hagerty [Paul J.] (Oviedo) (35-6), #5388 Matanzas (Palm Coast) (42-19), #6514 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (53-22), #7270 West Port (Ocala) (52-0)
2019 Losses: #90 Apopka (44-25), #216 Seminole (Sanford) (34-9), #1017 DeLand (14-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 63-53
Recent League Championships: 2017 (8A District 1), 2007 (6A District 1), 2005 (6A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 Matanzas (Palm Coast), 9/25 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach), 10/2 at University (Orange City), 10/9 at St. Augustine, 10/16 Seminole (Sanford), 10/30 vs Madison County (Madison), 11/6 Hagerty [Paul J.] (Oviedo), 11/20 at Sandalwood (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Seminole (Sanford) (47.2), Madison County (Madison) (37.3), St. Augustine (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Matanzas (Palm Coast) (-2.6), Hagerty [Paul J.] (Oviedo) (0.5), University (Orange City) (13.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (26.8 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 18.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #539
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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