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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jim Bloomfield
League: 4A Region 8
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Terren Crowley 5'9" 170 Junior ATH/FS 4.78
A.J. Skinner 6'4" 310 Senior DT/OL 5.45
Walter Williams 6'2" 190 Sophomore MLB/HB 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jerry McCorvey 6'4" 220 Senior LB [Southern Miss]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Good Group Of Kids
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2011 National Rank: #7016
2011 State Rank: #166
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.6
2012 National Rank: #6272
2012 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4110
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 55-41 (30-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 15
2011 Points Against Average: 26.9
2011 Differential: -11.9
2011 Wins: #4352 Bay (Bay St. Louis) (37-14), #8674 Pass Christian (14-13)
2011 Losses: #1408 Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (42-14), #1796 D'Iberville (27-0), #2469 Greene County (Leakesville) (27-26), #2700 East Central (Moss Point) (28-21), #3934 Gautier (17-6), #4083 South Jones (Ellisville) (24-17), #4877 Poplarville (56-8), #4942 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 East Central (Moss Point) (48-33)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs East Central (Moss Point), 8/24 Pass Christian, 8/31 at D'Iberville, 9/7 South Jones (Ellisville), 9/14 at Gautier, 9/28 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis), 10/5 at Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn), 10/12 Bay (Bay St. Louis), 10/19 at Greene County (Leakesville), 10/26 Poplarville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn) (30.4), Gautier (25.1), East Central (Moss Point) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pass Christian (-2.6), Poplarville (11.3), St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis) (12.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2025
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%