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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Ted Riddall
League: Greatland
Playoff Division: Small
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Riddall 5'11" 200 Junior HB/LB 4.80
Garrett Feller 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Jesse Eide 6'2" 200 Senior TE/DE 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Team Speed, Experience At RB/LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 4.3
2012 National Rank: #6918
2012 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0.8
2013 National Rank: #7539
2013 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8000
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 32-15 (25-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 43.6
2012 Points Against Average: 17.2
2012 Differential: +26.4
2012 Wins: #11333 Houston (Big Lake) (49-25), #11578 Skyview (Soldotna) (34-7), #11937 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks) (49-0), #11937 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks) (49-6), #12043 Barrow (57-0), #13844 Valdez (48-6), #14471 Seward (54-0)
2012 Losses: #3067 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (57-48), #3067 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (27-7), #7924 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (44-41)
2012 Opponents W-L: 35-40
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/17 at Kenai Central (Kenai), 8/24 Lathrop (Fairbanks), 8/31 at Barrow, 9/7 Seward, 9/14 at Valdez, 9/19 Voznesenka (Fritz Creek), 9/28 at Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB), 10/5 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (21.6), Lathrop (Fairbanks) (0.1), Kenai Central (Kenai) (-7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Seward (-47.9), Valdez (-34.8), Barrow (-19.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 (-10.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11967
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%