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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Buti
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2013 National Rank: #3356
2013 State Rank: #214
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 19
2014 National Rank: #3312
2014 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2701
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 62-53 (57-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 23.7
2013 Points Against Average: 31.8
2013 Differential: -8.1
2013 Wins: #3768 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (20-0), #4429 Elida (28-27), #5610 Bath (Lima) (49-21), #6792 Shawnee (Lima) (21-14), #7920 Van Wert (49-35), #9350 Memorial (St. Marys) (27-23)
2013 Losses: #213 Kenton (62-8), #293 Central Catholic (Toledo) (69-14), #1391 Wapakoneta (52-7), #2061 Celina (14-10), #3944 Napoleon (33-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-54
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Napoleon, 9/5 Elida, 9/12 at Bath (Lima), 9/19 Celina, 9/26 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/3 at Wapakoneta, 10/10 Memorial (St. Marys), 10/17 at Van Wert, 10/24 at Shawnee (Lima), 10/31 Kenton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kenton (54.8), Wapakoneta (36.5), Celina (28)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (St. Marys) (-6), Van Wert (0), Shawnee (Lima) (4.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7 (23.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2218
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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