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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Erich Smith
League: South Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 3-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -0.8
2014 National Rank: #8147
2014 State Rank: #546
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -0.3
2015 National Rank: #7912
2015 State Rank: #539
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7039
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 58-65 (24-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 25.7
2014 Points Against Average: 19.5
2014 Differential: +6.2
2014 Wins: #7039 Tehachapi (13-10), #10537 West (Bakersfield) (27-0), #11025 Taft (24-21), #11868 East Bakersfield (Bakersfield) (36-0), #12309 Highland (Bakersfield) (35-7), #13612 Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (66-0), #13810 Foothill (Bakersfield) (30-20)
2014 Losses: #546 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (55-17), #4248 Frontier (Bakersfield) (34-14), #6684 Fresno (20-14), #6866 Independence (Bakersfield) (47-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 48-70
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Southeast Yosemite), 2005 (South Sequoia)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Taft, 9/4 Mira Monte (Bakersfield), 9/11 at Highland (Bakersfield), 9/18 at Frontier (Bakersfield), 9/25 Foothill (Bakersfield), 10/9 at Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/16 Independence (Bakersfield), 10/23 at Tehachapi, 10/30 West (Bakersfield), 11/6 at East Bakersfield (Bakersfield)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (48.7), Frontier (Bakersfield) (16.7), Tehachapi (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Bakersfield) (-42.3), Highland (Bakersfield) (-25.7), Mira Monte (Bakersfield) (-23.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-4.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #664
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9732
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%