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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Smith
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
X Jackson 5'7" 255 Senior NG/FB 4.95
Denard Spears 5'9" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.48
Caleb Adams 5'10" 170 Senior C/OLB 4.91

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamie Major 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Work Ethic, Expect To Win
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Several Positions, Losing 23 Seniors

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.8
2012 National Rank: #2662
2012 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.5
2013 National Rank: #3807
2013 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1851
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 58-9 (35-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 36.6
2012 Points Against Average: 9.5
2012 Differential: +27.1
2012 Wins: #2487 Leeds (7-0), #5338 Lincoln (41-22), #5388 Saks (Anniston) (41-7), #7872 Glencoe (49-7), #8140 Weaver (55-3), #8279 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville) (49-7), #9092 White Plains (Anniston) (34-0), #9757 Ashville (36-13), #10173 Cherokee County (Centre) (45-21), #10482 Cleveland (35-0), #10905 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (41-6)
2012 Losses: #1742 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (28-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-66
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (3A Region 6), 2010 (3A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Cherokee County (Centre), 9/6 Ashville, 9/13 at Glencoe, 9/20 Cleveland, 9/27 at Leeds, 10/4 White Plains (Anniston), 10/11 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville), 10/18 at Saks (Anniston), 10/25 at Weaver, 11/1 Lincoln
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Leeds (28.4), Saks (Anniston) (12.5), Lincoln (12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland (-10.8), Cherokee County (Centre) (-9.3), Ashville (-5.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (3.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7130
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%