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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Kenneth Miller
League: AAAAAA Region 3 (moving from AAAA Region 4)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Adams OL/DL [Western Kentucky]
Cameron Esses DB
Innis Claud OL

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Shamire DeVine 6'6" 350 Senior OL 5.7 [Georgia Tech]
Jeremi Hall 6'5" 340 Senior OL 5.7 [Georgia Tech]
Dominique Threatt 6'2" 315 Senior DT 5.46 [South Florida]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.8
2011 National Rank: #1065
2011 State Rank: #43
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 44.5
2012 National Rank: #357
2012 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4536
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 34.9
Dynasty Record: 43-50-1 (34-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 33.5
2011 Points Against Average: 17.2
2011 Differential: +16.3
2011 Wins: #2035 Pope [Alan C.] (Marietta) (35-0), #3108 North Clayton (College Park) (35-28), #3710 Alcovy (Covington) (51-28), #4148 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (35-7), #4280 Creekside (Fairburn) (35-12), #4846 Riverdale (40-20), #6913 Mt. Zion (Jonesboro) (35-14), #7417 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (24-6), #10235 Forest Park (49-6), #11898 Morrow (52-7)
2011 Losses: #126 Northside (Warner Robins) (36-8), #241 Lovejoy (24-20), #1691 Jonesboro (35-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 80-64
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Washington [Booker T.] (Atlanta), 9/7 at Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park), 9/14 at Creekside (Fairburn), 9/21 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus), 9/28 at Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery, AL), 10/12 Newnan, 10/19 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg), 10/26 at Westlake (Atlanta), 11/2 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn), 11/9 Douglas County (Douglasville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery, AL) (41.8), Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (38.4), East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas County (Douglasville) (0.1), Washington [Booker T.] (Atlanta) (8.1), Creekside (Fairburn) (11.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (20.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1289
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%



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