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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Wood
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9 (moving from 3A Region II District 16)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevrin Justice 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.52 [Houston]
Jarod Wood 6'2" 200 Senior TE/DE 4.65
Kris Haynes 5'11" 220 Senior ILB/FB 4.70

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Clay Wiley 6'3" 300 Senior OL
Benny Colbert 5'10" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 59.1
2013 National Rank: #89
2013 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 52.5
2014 National Rank: #175
2014 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #231
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 105-35 (52-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 43.4
2013 Points Against Average: 14.9
2013 Differential: +28.5
2013 Wins: #199 Gilmer (34-29), #504 Stephenville (44-6), #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (59-19), #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (42-25), #1483 Gladewater (24-6), #1535 Lone Star (Frisco) (56-21), #2188 Kaufman (21-14), #2853 Henderson (63-10), #3213 Marshall (42-7), #3588 Mt. Pleasant (48-20), #3826 Spring Hill (Longview) (41-12), #4180 Bullard (49-7), #4421 Pine Tree (Longview) (56-7), #4781 Van (49-7)
2013 Losses: #57 Carthage (34-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 102-79
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Region II District 16), 2008 (4A Region II District 14), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 12), 2004 (4A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Nacogdoches, 9/6 at Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi), 9/12 Pine Tree (Longview), 9/19 at Texas (Texarkana), 9/26 Gladewater, 10/10 Palestine, 10/17 at Carthage, 10/24 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/31 at Brownsboro, 11/7 Henderson
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (50.3), Gladewater (37.1), Nacogdoches (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-6.3), Pine Tree (Longview) (13.1), Henderson (23)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 (33.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #759
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%