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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Skip Harrison
League: 1A Northern (moving from 1A South Central)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Evan States Senior RB/ILB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Roster Size
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size, Strength

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -38.3
2015 National Rank: #13891
2015 State Rank: #202
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -35.8
2016 National Rank: #13559
2016 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10828
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 68-58 (39-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 16.6
2015 Points Against Average: 28.1
2015 Differential: -11.5
2015 Wins: #14181 Calhan (48-0), #14492 Lake County (Leadville) (40-18)
2015 Losses: #4999 Crowley County (Ordway) (40-8), #6862 Limon (41-6), #9710 Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs) (41-0), #11457 Highland (Ault) (55-28), #12644 Rocky Ford (28-7), #13494 Clear Creek (Evergreen) (22-6), #13675 Estes Park (8-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 37-49
Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A Metro - South)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 vs Rocky Ford, 9/2 at Peyton, 9/16 Clear Creek (Evergreen), 9/23 at Wiggins, 9/30 at Estes Park, 10/7 at Strasburg, 10/15 Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster), 10/21 at Lyons, 10/29 Highland (Ault)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Strasburg (3.1), Peyton (-0.1), Wiggins (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-44.5), Estes Park (-33.3), Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster) (-30.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12711
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%