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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Baldridge
League: 3A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 2A-2 Region II District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Atchley 5'9" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.68
Raven Huffman 6'0" 170 Senior OLB/TE 4.85
Sergio Gonzalez 5'8.5" 155 Junior RB/C 4.45

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Both Sides Of Ball, Size/Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced QB, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -12.7
2013 National Rank: #10811
2013 State Rank: #957
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2014 National Rank: #9146
2014 State Rank: #826
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12928
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 41-69 (27-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 18.5
2013 Points Against Average: 27.2
2013 Differential: -8.7
2013 Wins: #11948 Life Oak Cliff (Dallas) (15-13), #12478 Millsap (19-9), #13077 Rio Vista (34-22), #13661 Cross Roads (Malakoff) (48-12)
2013 Losses: #3660 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (53-9), #4774 Tolar (38-17), #7027 Hubbard (58-6), #7862 Mildred (Corsicana) (14-13), #8408 Blooming Grove (29-17), #8641 Eustace (24-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2005 (A Region III District 21), 2004 (A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/8/13 Life Oak Cliff (Dallas) (15-13), 8/29/14 Gateway Charter Academy (Dallas) (34-12)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Gateway Charter Academy (Dallas), 9/5 Frost, 9/12 at Brock, 9/19 at Life Oak Cliff (Dallas), 9/26 Cayuga, 10/10 at Palmer, 10/17 Rio Vista, 10/24 at Maypearl, 10/31 Mildred (Corsicana), 11/7 at Blooming Grove
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brock (11.7), Mildred (Corsicana) (4.6), Palmer (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway Charter Academy (Dallas) (-30.1), Rio Vista (-27.9), Frost (-20.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1003
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10608
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%