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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Larenzo Garth
League: Butte View
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Steven Edwards 6'3" 280 Senior OL
Jace Villapania 6'0" 175 Junior QB 4.9
Braden Shipman 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Defense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -18.1
2015 National Rank: #11630
2015 State Rank: #808
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2016 National Rank: #11486
2016 State Rank: #797
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11163
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 44-91 [46-89 on the field] (19-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 24.8
2015 Points Against Average: 32.3
2015 Differential: -7.5
2015 Wins: #12377 Wheatland (57-50), #13270 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (37-12), #13825 Las Plumas (Oroville) (52-12), #13888 Live Oak (36-22)
2015 Losses: #3506 Orland (42-13), #3680 Sutter (41-0), #5203 Lassen (Susanville) (49-16), #7972 Winters (35-14), #8437 Marysville (48-17), #10522 Oroville (27-19), #10701 Willows (17-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-68
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lassen (Susanville), 9/2 Willows, 9/9 Anderson, 9/16 at Live Oak, 9/23 Paradise, 10/7 vs Las Plumas (Oroville), 10/14 Sutter, 10/21 Wheatland, 10/28 vs Oroville, 11/4 at Orland
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sutter (24.4), Orland (7.3), Lassen (Susanville) (4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Live Oak (-40.1), Las Plumas (Oroville) (-29.5), Wheatland (-21.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-7.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #737
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10599
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%