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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Duke Dalton
League: 2A-1 Region III District 12 (moving from 2A-1 Region II District 6)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Judge Wolfe 5'11" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.60
Aric Garcia 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.62
Cody Rhodes 6'3" 245 Senior OL/DL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, QB, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.2
2011 National Rank: #7145
2011 State Rank: #682
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2012 National Rank: #3847
2012 State Rank: #422
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #9538
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 43-46 (17-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.3
2011 Points Against Average: 24.8
2011 Differential: -3.5
2011 Wins: #5959 Italy (22-14), #8563 Venus (14-13), #10086 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (10-0), #12501 Life (Red Oak) (41-0), #12861 Maypearl (40-12)
2011 Losses: #1069 Mildred (Corsicana) (41-12), #1707 Grandview (41-13), #2226 Eustace (26-7), #5371 Sunnyvale (49-20), #6261 Life Oak Cliff (Dallas) (52-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Kemp, 9/7 at Boyd, 9/14 at Southwest Christian (Fort Worth), 9/21 Hico, 9/28 at Life Red Oak (Red Oak), 10/12 Clifton, 10/19 at Godley, 10/26 Grandview, 11/2 at Maypearl, 11/9 Whitney
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Godley (37.3), Grandview (25.4), Boyd (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Maypearl (-28.4), Life Red Oak (Red Oak) (-27.8), Kemp (-8.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #739
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6533
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%