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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Jim Boyd
League: 3A District 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 12.7
2012 National Rank: #4932
2012 State Rank: #45
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2013 National Rank: #4986
2013 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8195
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 23-25 (19-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 24.6
2012 Points Against Average: 17.4
2012 Differential: +7.2
2012 Wins: #3934 Spencer (28-24), #5994 Carroll (10-7), #7970 Storm Lake (39-7), #8121 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (13-6), #10134 Sioux Center (43-6), #10666 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (24-21), #11543 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (55-20)
2012 Losses: #1298 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (41-8), #3545 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (21-14), #6074 Humboldt (21-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 53-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2006 (3A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2003 (3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Sioux Center, 9/6 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/13 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/20 vs Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/27 at Spencer, 10/4 Denison-Schleswig (Denison), 10/11 at Humboldt, 10/18 vs Storm Lake, 10/25 Carroll
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (33.9), Spencer (23.6), Humboldt (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (-16.2), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (-16.2), Storm Lake (-1.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 (6.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6783
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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