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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Matt Egloff
League: 5A District 10
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zackery Beeles Sophomore RB/LB
Machale Harville Junior DE
Austin Lambright Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Offense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2011 National Rank: #4893
2011 State Rank: #283
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9
2012 National Rank: #5409
2012 State Rank: #302
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3401
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 54-42 (19-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 11.2
2011 Points Against Average: 22.7
2011 Differential: -11.5
2011 Wins: #5348 North Port (13-12), #7935 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (19-7), #9391 Okeechobee (34-21)
2011 Losses: #109 Palmetto (52-0), #363 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (35-7), #454 Hardee (Wauchula) (42-6), #508 Southeast (Bradenton) (28-13), #2409 Bayshore (Bradenton) (14-7), #3622 Sebring (9-7), #4478 Frostproof (7-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-50
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A District 12), 2007 (3A District 12), 2004 (3A District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Sebring, 9/7 Okeechobee, 9/14 at Frostproof, 9/28 at North Port, 10/5 Southeast (Bradenton), 10/12 at Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 10/26 at Bayshore (Bradenton), 11/2 Hardee (Wauchula), 11/9 Berkeley Prep (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Bradenton) (45.9), Hardee (Wauchula) (39.6), Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (38.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (-6.4), Okeechobee (-5.1), North Port (5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1613
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%