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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: David Gentry
League: 1A Smoky Mountain (moving from 1A Conference 1)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bradley Puccio 6'0" 220 Senior TE/LB 4.79
Deion Johnson 5'8" 155 Senior WB/CB 4.53
Gaige Cox 6'1" 215 Senior RB 4.75

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kenton Braswall 5'9" 170 Senior ATH 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2013 National Rank: #3056
2013 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2014 National Rank: #2395
2014 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4315
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 107-48 (53-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 44.4
2013 Points Against Average: 25.8
2013 Differential: +18.6
2013 Wins: #2915 Plymouth (35-34), #6701 Albemarle (53-21), #7603 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (48-14), #7729 Robbinsville (53-23), #8240 Hayesville (55-13), #8240 Hayesville (49-12), #9024 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (65-25), #9693 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (48-40), #9962 Alleghany (Sparta) (45-28), #11454 Andrews (59-22), #11651 Rosman (50-20), #11651 Rosman (49-22), #14142 Cherokee (51-12)
2013 Losses: #2987 Darlington (Rome, GA) (50-6), #3396 Franklin (41-17), #5417 Swain County (Bryson City) (36-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 104-91
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Darlington (Rome, GA), 8/29 Franklin, 9/5 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/12 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/19 at Gilmer (Ellijay, GA), 9/26 at Rosman, 10/3 Cherokee, 10/10 at Robbinsville, 10/17 Andrews, 10/31 at Hayesville, 11/7 Swain County (Bryson City)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (25.1), Darlington (Rome, GA) (23.3), Franklin (17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cherokee (-39.8), Andrews (-16.2), Rosman (-14.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 (-0.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8162
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31%