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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Daryl Patton
League: 7A West (moving from 7A/6A West)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
CJ O'Grady 6'5" 230 Senior TE 4.70 [Arkansas]
Dre Greenlaw 6'0" 220 Senior SS 4.50 [Arkansas State]
Ian Jackson 6'2" 225 Senior MLB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Dennis 6'1" 180 Senior ATH 4.6 [Tulsa]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2013 National Rank: #1044
2013 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 37.4
2014 National Rank: #834
2014 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.7
Dynasty National Rank: #211
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 93-38-2 (52-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.5
2013 Points Against Average: 23.6
2013 Differential: +8.9
2013 Wins: #1285 Warren (35-21), #1857 Jefferson City (MO) (34-24), #1865 Rogers (35-14), #2268 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (28-27), #2341 Springdale (38-14), #2363 Muskogee (OK) (27-22), #5235 Siloam Springs (35-14), #6389 Van Buren (45-21)
2013 Losses: #95 Bentonville (35-21), #829 Har-Ber (Springdale) (34-31), #1330 Central (Little Rock) (34-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-58-1
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Lawton (OK), 9/12 North Little Rock, 9/19 at Muskogee (OK), 9/26 Northside (Fort Smith), 10/3 at Southside (Fort Smith), 10/10 Springdale, 10/17 Har-Ber (Springdale), 10/24 at Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 10/31 Rogers, 11/7 at Bentonville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bentonville (64.8), North Little Rock (49.6), Lawton (OK) (46.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Springdale (22.4), Muskogee (OK) (24.4), Northside (Fort Smith) (26.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8 (29.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #224
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%