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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Max Meagher
League: Mid State (moving from West Central)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #101

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Thompson 5'10" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.7
Nathan Stang 5'11" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Brent Burg 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Overall Team Speed Very Good, Good Depth At RB/OL
Team Weaknesses: Limited Experience On Both Sides Of Ball

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.9
2014 National Rank: #3488
2014 State Rank: #59
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2015 National Rank: #5363
2015 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9278
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 50-62 (40-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 46.8
2014 Points Against Average: 19.4
2014 Differential: +27.4
2014 Wins: #2193 B O L D (Olivia) (32-13), #5858 Melrose (44-0), #6259 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (52-34), #6625 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (46-33), #7419 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (34-12), #10074 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (56-28), #10701 Sauk Centre (54-26), #12040 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (76-8), #12487 Benson (66-6)
2014 Losses: #2193 B O L D (Olivia) (34-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Recent League Championships: 2014 (West Central), 2013 (West Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (62-13), 9/18/15 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (34-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs B O L D (Olivia), 8/28 at Rockford, 9/4 Holdingford, 9/11 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake), 9/18 at Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 9/25 Pierz, 10/2 Maple Lake, 10/9 at Melrose
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pierz (31), B O L D (Olivia) (26.7), Holdingford (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rockford (-9.4), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (4.7), Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (12.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (4.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +24.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%