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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Tim Bless
League: Conference Indiana
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Mitchell Burton 6'2" 185 Senior WR
David Redding 6'5" 280 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Relatively Veteran Team

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2015 National Rank: #1360
2015 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2016 National Rank: #899
2016 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #660
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 92-57 (59-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 35
2015 Points Against Average: 20.9
2015 Differential: +14.1
2015 Wins: #2606 Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (24-15), #4008 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (45-21), #4217 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (40-14), #5601 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (42-6), #6598 Franklin (54-7), #7562 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (59-13)
2015 Losses: #20 Center Grove (Greenwood) (34-7), #727 Columbus East (Columbus) (28-21), #1058 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (22-17), #1169 Southport (Indianapolis) (49-41)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-50
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Franklin, 8/26 Columbus East (Columbus), 9/2 at Bloomington North (Bloomington), 9/9 Franklin Central (Indianapolis), 9/16 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/23 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/30 at Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), 10/7 at Bloomington South (Bloomington), 10/14 Southport (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus East (Columbus) (46.9), Bloomington South (Bloomington) (46.2), Southport (Indianapolis) (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (3.9), Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (9.5), Franklin (12.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 (30.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1650
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%