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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Gavin Jones
League: 5A District 7 (moving from 3A District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #74

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Qua Caldwell Junior WB
John Perdue Sophomore WB
Christian Sears Sophomore FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Size

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2010 National Rank: #6365
2010 State Rank: #365
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #403
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7136
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 19-31 (7-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 20.8
2010 Points Against Average: 27.6
2010 Differential: -6.8
2010 Wins: #3972 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (41-35), #8353 Citrus (Inverness) (35-14), #9942 Eustis (33-0), #11414 Umatilla (37-3)
2010 Losses: #1590 Dunnellon (36-14), #1682 Hernando (Brooksville) (56-0), #2239 Leesburg (33-14), #3091 Mount Dora (35-0), #4296 Crystal River (55-27), #6585 Wildwood (9-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 52-52
Recent League Championships: 2004 (2A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Leesburg, 9/9 Mount Dora, 9/16 The Villages Charter (The Villages), 9/23 Poinciana (Kissimmee), 9/30 at Umatilla, 10/7 at Lake Nona (Orlando), 10/28 Eustis, 11/4 at Bishop Moore (Orlando), 11/10 Lake Minneola (Minneola)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Moore (Orlando) (34.8), Leesburg (27.2), Mount Dora (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Umatilla (-25.2), Poinciana (Kissimmee) (-20.1), Lake Nona (Orlando) (-10.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #391
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6885
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Leesburg [projection: 44-17 loss]