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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Tim Bless
League: Conference Indiana
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Holt 5'10" 195 Senior RB/DB
Ezra Followell 6'2" 245 Senior OL
Brice McDaniel 6'1" 215 Junior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Quality Players Return On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Overall Team Speed, Inexperience At Varsity Level In Some Spots

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.9
2013 National Rank: #4687
2013 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.2
2014 National Rank: #4081
2014 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #625
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 81-47 (51-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.3
2013 Points Against Average: 31.3
2013 Differential: -8
2013 Wins: #2504 Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (49-42), #2909 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (30-8), #6939 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (21-20)
2013 Losses: #134 Columbus East (Columbus) (48-13), #433 Southport (Indianapolis) (28-21), #750 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (49-17), #2837 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (19-14), #3269 Jeffersonville (30-22), #3815 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (35-14), #4633 Plainfield (34-32)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-46
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Plainfield, 8/29 Columbus East (Columbus), 9/5 at Bloomington North (Bloomington), 9/12 Franklin Central (Indianapolis), 9/19 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/26 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/3 at Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), 10/10 at Bloomington South (Bloomington), 10/17 Southport (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus East (Columbus) (59), Southport (Indianapolis) (53.7), Bloomington North (Bloomington) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (2.7), Plainfield (10.6), Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (15.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6 (26.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #690
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%