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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Matt Williams
League: AAA District 7
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Curtis Jones 5'10" 195 Senior DE
Dasean Williams 6'0" 210 Senior DE
Ladarious Summers 5'9" 170 Junior RB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeremiah Bryson 5'8" 180 Senior RB [Middle Tennessee]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DEs, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 42.3
2011 National Rank: #569
2011 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.6
2012 National Rank: #1634
2012 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.9
Dynasty National Rank: #169
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 82-34 (43-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.7
2011 Points Against Average: 20.6
2011 Differential: +9.1
2011 Wins: #788 Siegel (Murfreesboro) (28-27), #825 Brentwood (28-7), #932 Franklin (20-17), #1024 Oakland (Murfreesboro) (52-22), #2646 LaVergne (45-13), #4657 Ravenwood (Brentwood) (36-7)
2011 Losses: #22 Olive Branch (MS) (26-24), #70 Riverdale (Murfreesboro) (21-14), #421 Blackman (Murfreesboro) (29-28), #483 Battle Ground Academy (Franklin) (29-26), #932 Franklin (29-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 86-46
Recent State Championships: 2007 (5A), 2006 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin), 8/24 Brentwood, 8/31 Riverdale (Murfreesboro), 9/7 at Olive Branch (MS), 9/14 LaVergne, 9/21 Franklin, 9/28 at Blackman (Murfreesboro), 10/12 at Oakland (Murfreesboro), 10/19 Ravenwood (Brentwood), 10/26 Siegel (Murfreesboro)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riverdale (Murfreesboro) (64.3), Olive Branch (MS) (59.1), Siegel (Murfreesboro) (46.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ravenwood (Brentwood) (10.7), LaVergne (30.4), Franklin (37.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.5 (39.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%