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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Leroy Ryals
League: AA Region 1
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jay Bowdry 6'0" 170 Senior S/WR 4.50
Javier McGriff 5'11" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.55
Tyler Lowe 6'0" 185 Junior LB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Second Year Under Coach, Roster Loaded With Big-Play Talent
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Key Leaders, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2013 National Rank: #2732
2013 State Rank: #111
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.7
2014 National Rank: #2643
2014 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2003
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 77-50 (54-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.4
2013 Points Against Average: 18.2
2013 Differential: +7.2
2013 Wins: #3357 Cairo (21-10), #3575 Fitzgerald (14-9), #4550 Cook (Adel) (21-14), #5490 Early County (Blakely) (21-6), #7068 Westside (Augusta) (38-6), #7200 Pelham (42-24), #8444 Berrien (Nashville) (35-13), #14259 Stewart County (Lumpkin) (56-6)
2013 Losses: #602 Lamar County (Barnesville) (38-20), #1089 Thomas County Central (Thomasville) (38-0), #1210 Brooks County (Quitman) (30-23), #3921 Westminster (Atlanta) (24-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-62-1
Recent League Championships: 2007 (1-AA), 2004 (1-AA), 2003 (1-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 West Laurens (Dexter), 8/29 at Cairo, 9/12 at Valdosta, 9/19 Baldwin (Milledgeville), 9/26 at Seminole County (Donalsonville), 10/3 at Fitzgerald, 10/10 Pelham, 10/17 Berrien (Nashville), 10/31 at Brooks County (Quitman), 11/7 Early County (Blakely)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valdosta (37.2), Brooks County (Quitman) (30.7), Seminole County (Donalsonville) (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Berrien (Nashville) (-3.4), Pelham (1.5), West Laurens (Dexter) (6.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (14.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2701
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%