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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bill Ihrke
League: Three Rivers - North
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Folkert 6'4.5" 265 Senior T/DT 5.10
Eric Rahman 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.60
Michael Barnes 5'10" 100 Senior WR/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, OL, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2011 National Rank: #1029
2011 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2012 National Rank: #2701
2012 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1426
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 81-17 (41-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39.2
2011 Points Against Average: 13.3
2011 Differential: +25.9
2011 Wins: #985 Caledonia (17-3), #2068 Kasson-Mantorville (Kasson) (26-20), #3250 Stewartville (38-6), #6016 Cannon Falls (42-14), #6764 Chatfield (40-0), #7942 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston) (42-20), #8814 Melrose (56-13), #9350 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (48-20), #10146 St. Charles (35-13), #11029 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (48-6), #12597 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (56-14)
2011 Losses: #800 St. Croix Lutheran (West St. Paul) (30-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-56
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004 (Three Rivers North), 2003 (Three Rivers North)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Caledonia, 9/7 Chatfield, 9/14 at Southland (Adams), 9/21 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha), 9/28 at Melrose, 10/5 Dover-Eyota (Eyota), 10/12 at St. Charles, 10/17 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Caledonia (36.6), Southland (Adams) (18.4), Chatfield (4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (-22.8), Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (-13.4), St. Charles (-8.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 (11.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7070
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%