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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Peter Fosco
League: Chicago Public - Big Shoulders
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Igor Danilov 6'5" 310 Junior OL/DL
Jordan Wilkins 6'2" 215 Senior TE/DE
Jeremy Robinson 5'9" 150 Senior RB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Inexperienced

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -20.9
2014 National Rank: #12106
2014 State Rank: #456
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -26.4
2015 National Rank: #12804
2015 State Rank: #485
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -18
Dynasty National Rank: #12887
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 54-54 (36-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 15.8
2014 Points Against Average: 11.3
2014 Differential: +4.5
2014 Wins: #12715 Foreman (Chicago) (14-7), #13539 Maine East (Park Ridge) (7-0), #13579 Steinmetz (Chicago) (26-12), #13780 Lake View (Chicago) (21-0), #13970 Prosser (Chicago) (34-0)
2014 Losses: #9051 Taft (Chicago) (21-7), #9609 Lincoln Park (Chicago) (28-7), #10767 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Chicago) (20-13), #13113 Mather (Chicago) (14-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 36-47
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public Big Shoulders)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Maine East (Park Ridge), 9/5 at Senn (Chicago), 9/12 at Lake View (Chicago), 9/18 at Lincoln Park (Chicago), 9/25 at Foreman (Chicago), 10/3 Young [Whitney] (Chicago), 10/10 Mather (Chicago), 10/15 at Steinmetz (Chicago), 10/24 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Young [Whitney] (Chicago) (-11.3), Lincoln Park (Chicago) (-13), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Chicago) (-16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lake View (Chicago) (-35.4), Maine East (Park Ridge) (-31.4), Senn (Chicago) (-25.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #515
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13220
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%