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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dwight Lundeen
League: East Central (moving from Granite Ridge)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Radunz 6'6" 260 Senior DL/OL 4.9
Beau Pauly 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.6
Casey Vesledahl 6'2" 290 Senior OL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Quickness, Many Returning Lettermen
Team Weaknesses: Must Find A Starting QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 47.5
2014 National Rank: #399
2014 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 50
2015 National Rank: #282
2015 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30.1
Dynasty National Rank: #820
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 113-27 (70-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.8
2014 Points Against Average: 11.1
2014 Differential: +28.7
2014 Wins: #552 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (24-6), #1360 Stewartville (39-20), #2475 Orono (Long Lake) (39-16), #3384 Rocori (Cold Spring) (24-0), #3521 Albany (34-14), #5296 Zimmerman (44-16), #5689 Little Falls (35-10), #5777 Delano (40-7), #6075 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (48-7), #9262 Mora (54-0), #9481 Milaca (59-16), #9965 Foley (53-7)
2014 Losses: #2344 Minnetonka (25-24)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-61
Recent State Championships: 2014 (AAAA), 2005 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Granite Ridge), 2013 (Granite Ridge), 2012 (Granite Ridge), 2006 (Mississippi 8), 2005 (Mississippi 8), 2004 (Wright County), 2003 (Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 17
Streak List: 9/5/14 Zimmerman (44-16), 9/12/14 Foley (53-7), 9/19/14 Mora (54-0), 9/26/14 Albany (34-14), 10/3/14 Milaca (59-16), 10/10/14 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (48-7), 10/15/14 Little Falls (35-10), 10/25/14 Delano (40-7), 10/31/14 Orono (Long Lake) (39-16), 11/8/14 Rocori (Cold Spring) (24-0), 11/15/14 Stewartville (39-20), 11/21/14 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (24-6), 8/22/15 Hutchinson (41-14), 8/28/15 New London-Spicer (New London) (54-7), 9/4/15 Little Falls (64-7), 9/11/15 Zimmerman (29-22), 9/18/15 Foley (56-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Hutchinson, 8/28 at New London-Spicer (New London), 9/4 Little Falls, 9/11 at Zimmerman, 9/18 Foley, 9/25 at Milaca, 10/2 at St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 10/8 Albany
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (45.9), New London-Spicer (New London) (27.9), Albany (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Milaca (-7.8), Foley (-7.8), St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (1.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (19.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3715
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%