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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Ryan Adams
League: Tri-Valley - Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Burrow 6'4" 200 Senior QB [Ohio State]
Trae Williams 6'1" 190 Senior RB/CB [Ohio]
Ryan Luehrman 6'4" 190 Senior SE/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2013 National Rank: #1151
2013 State Rank: #72
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -11.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: 39.6
2014 National Rank: #694
2014 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6941
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 47.7
Dynasty Record: 64-53 (30-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 54.4
2013 Points Against Average: 21.8
2013 Differential: +32.6
2013 Wins: #1425 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (55-52), #3435 Logan Elm (Circleville) (74-55), #4468 Jackson (49-0), #4606 Fairland (Proctorville) (55-46), #4629 Meigs (Pomeroy) (61-13), #5630 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (53-3), #5732 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis) (62-19), #8886 Warren (Vincent) (42-6), #9018 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (56-20), #9353 Vinton County (McArthur) (48-12), #10019 Wellston (62-6), #12630 Alexander (Albany) (83-14)
2013 Losses: #341 Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (38-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-63
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis) (52-0), 9/5/14 Zanesville (66-28)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis), 9/5 at Zanesville, 9/12 Warren (Vincent), 9/19 at Alexander (Albany), 9/26 Vinton County (McArthur), 10/3 at Steubenville, 10/3 at Ironton, 10/10 at Meigs (Pomeroy), 10/17 Wellston, 10/24 River Valley (Bidwell), 10/31 at Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Zanesville (58), Steubenville (30.3), Meigs (Pomeroy) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: River Valley (Bidwell) (-27.6), Alexander (Albany) (-24.2), Warren (Vincent) (-12.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (14.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #409
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6486
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%