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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Surratt
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9 (moving from 3A Region III District 20)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terian Goree 6'2" 170 Senior WR [North Texas]
Blake Bogenschutz 5'11" 180 Senior QB 4.6 [Texas-San Antonio]
Okeeron Rutherford 6'5" 180 Senior WR [North Texas]
Adrian Goodacre 6'4" 325 Senior OL [Louisiana-Lafayette]
Tevin Pipkin 5'10" 170 Senior RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 63.5
2013 National Rank: #57
2013 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 50.3
2014 National Rank: #223
2014 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #191
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 115-31 (42-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 15-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 45.1
2013 Points Against Average: 18.9
2013 Differential: +26.2
2013 Wins: #89 Kilgore (34-23), #448 Navasota (44-14), #475 La Grange (51-22), #494 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (28-14), #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (52-22), #1050 Silsbee (49-6), #1222 Jasper (41-26), #1544 Nacogdoches (44-40), #3827 Mexia (49-6), #4360 Lindale (45-17), #4840 Center (55-3), #6350 Jacksonville (42-28), #7858 Diboll (49-6), #8675 Rusk (44-7), #11532 Huntington (55-6)
2013 Losses: #194 Whitehouse (63-39)
2013 Opponents W-L: 107-83
Recent State Championships: 2013 (3A-I), 2010 (3A-II), 2009 (3A-II), 2008 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region III District 20), 2012 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 18), 2008 (3A Region III District 18), 2007 (3A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Hallsville, 9/5 Lindale, 9/12 Nacogdoches, 9/19 at Gladewater, 9/27 at Gilmer, 10/10 Henderson, 10/17 Kilgore, 10/24 at Brownsboro, 10/31 Palestine, 11/7 at Chapel Hill (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kilgore (52.5), Gilmer (46.5), Gladewater (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-6.3), Lindale (16.2), Henderson (23)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (32.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #602
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%