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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: David Gentry
League: 1A Conference 1 (moving from 1A Smoky Mountain)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 0-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bradley Puccio 6'1" 205 Senior TE 4.72
George Cox 6'0" 175 Junior RB
Kenton Braswall 5'8" 175 FB/DB 4.58

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 19.6
2012 National Rank: #3426
2012 State Rank: #99
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 21
2013 National Rank: #2917
2013 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3058
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 59-16 (27-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 13-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 43.7
2012 Points Against Average: 19.1
2012 Differential: +24.6
2012 Wins: #4392 Albemarle (27-24), #5893 Robbinsville (55-21), #5893 Robbinsville (42-34), #8338 Rosman (56-13), #8338 Rosman (55-21), #9061 Hayesville (55-0), #10368 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (34-14), #10873 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (56-30), #10952 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (42-13), #11145 Cherokee (69-20), #11145 Cherokee (47-0), #12327 Andrews (49-25), #13640 Brevard (55-7)
2012 Losses: #1538 Swain County (Bryson City) (21-7), #2540 Plymouth (20-15), #5098 Franklin (42-35)
2012 Opponents W-L: 101-96
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A Smoky Mountain), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1A Smoky Mountain), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Darlington (Rome, GA), 8/30 at Franklin, 9/6 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/13 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/20 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA), 9/27 Rosman, 10/4 at Cherokee, 10/11 Robbinsville, 10/18 at Andrews, 11/1 Hayesville, 11/8 at Swain County (Bryson City)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Swain County (Bryson City) (31.8), Franklin (14), Darlington (Rome, GA) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Andrews (-21.3), Cherokee (-14.1), Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (-13.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (0.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8557
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%