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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Shane Patrick
League: 7A West (moving from 7A/6A West)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Owens 6'3" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.78
Jose Ambriz 5'10" 230 Senior OL 5.20
Fuller Chandler 6'1" 180 Junior QB 4.75

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deandre' Murray 5'11" 175 Senior RB 4.38 [Tulsa]
Josiah Wymer 6'3" 270 Senior TE 5.01 [Central Arkansas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2013 National Rank: #2341
2013 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2014 National Rank: #2907
2014 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 32.8
Dynasty National Rank: #550
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 71-52 (42-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 25.7
2013 Points Against Average: 30.8
2013 Differential: -5.1
2013 Wins: #1340 Batesville (42-27), #1865 Rogers (32-28), #5235 Siloam Springs (24-21), #6389 Van Buren (49-21), #7020 Central (Tulsa, OK) (41-6)
2013 Losses: #95 Bentonville (38-0), #794 Bixby (OK) (45-38), #829 Har-Ber (Springdale) (41-7), #1044 Fayetteville (38-14), #2268 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (43-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-50-1
Recent State Championships: 2005 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2005 (AAAAA West), 2004 (AAAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Greenwood, 9/12 Alma, 9/19 at Bixby (OK), 9/26 Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 10/3 Har-Ber (Springdale), 10/10 at Fayetteville, 10/17 Bentonville, 10/24 at Northside (Fort Smith), 10/31 Southside (Fort Smith), 11/7 at Rogers
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bentonville (64.8), Bixby (OK) (48.1), Greenwood (39.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Fort Smith) (26.4), Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (26.6), Rogers (27)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #170
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%