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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Buddy Hardin
League: 3A Region I District 7 (moving from 3A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #130

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Heath Dugan QB
Steven Prater LB
Michael Clift G/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2011 National Rank: #8562
2011 State Rank: #796
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.4
2012 National Rank: #7360
2012 State Rank: #721
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #12960
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 18-73 (7-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19
2011 Points Against Average: 26.4
2011 Differential: -7.4
2011 Wins: #9963 Hillsboro (32-26), #10605 Castleberry (Fort Worth) (27-8), #11206 Adamson [W. H.] (Dallas) (13-6), #12066 West (33-28), #12861 Maypearl (34-0)
2011 Losses: #107 Alvarado (71-0), #1878 Kennedale (41-0), #4164 Glen Rose (50-22), #7146 Palmer (14-13), #7875 Paradise (20-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 44-65
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/11 Hillsboro (32-26)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Poly (Fort Worth), 9/6 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Dallas), 9/14 at Maypearl, 9/21 Life Red Oak (Red Oak), 9/28 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas), 10/4 at Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth), 10/19 Hillsboro, 10/26 at Stephenville, 11/2 Glen Rose, 11/9 at Alvarado
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alvarado (56.8), Stephenville (53.1), Glen Rose (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth) (-43.5), Maypearl (-28.4), Life Red Oak (Red Oak) (-27.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #875
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8130
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%