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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Wriedt
League: Division II-B (moving from Division II-A)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 8-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Clayton Minnich 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB
Ryan Algiere 5'11" 175 Senior QB/LB
Brandon Swain 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -7.7
2013 National Rank: #9742
2013 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.2
2014 National Rank: #10877
2014 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7008
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 64-58 (48-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 17.3
2013 Points Against Average: 22.3
2013 Differential: -5
2013 Wins: #8572 Coventry (33-22), #11912 Chariho (Wood River Junction) (32-6), #13076 Toll Gate (Warwick) (40-14)
2013 Losses: #2286 Barrington (35-6), #5703 Johnston (40-0), #6366 Woonsocket (12-7), #6757 East Providence (20-12), #6787 Stonington (CT) (33-28), #7245 Shea [Charles E.] (Pawtucket) (28-18), #8393 Mt. Hope (Bristol) (28-14), #9287 Warwick Veterans (Warwick) (7-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-61
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Division II-A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 Cranston West (Cranston), 9/19 at South Kingstown (Wakefield), 9/27 at West Warwick, 10/3 at Chariho (Wood River Junction), 10/10 North Kingstown, 10/17 Johnston, 10/24 Brown [Moses] (Providence), 11/1 at Mt. Pleasant (Providence), 11/7 Tolman (Pawtucket), 11/27 Stonington (CT)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Pleasant (Providence) (26.2), Brown [Moses] (Providence) (22), West Warwick (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chariho (Wood River Junction) (-14.5), Tolman (Pawtucket) (-2.6), Stonington (CT) (4.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4073
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%