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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gabe Tardive
League: 3A District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Webner 6'7" 295 Senior T
Craig Schwartz 6'4" 200 Senior LB
Gabe Eckstaine 6'2" 180 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Expectations

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -12.1
2015 National Rank: #10549
2015 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2016 National Rank: #8677
2016 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4720
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 73-58 (56-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.4
2015 Points Against Average: 38.3
2015 Differential: -18.9
2015 Wins: #12427 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (15-7)
2015 Losses: #2475 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (61-38), #2879 Western Christian (Hull) (40-7), #3799 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (49-20), #3801 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (65-12), #6315 Spencer (31-14), #6433 Sioux Center (28-27), #8640 Storm Lake (31-14), #9345 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (33-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-40
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Sioux Center (24-10), 9/2/16 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (51-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Sioux Center, 9/2 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/9 Spirit Lake, 9/16 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/23 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/30 at Storm Lake/Storm Lake St. Mary (Storm Lake), 10/7 Spencer, 10/14 at Algona, 10/21 Humboldt
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Spirit Lake (40.3), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (24.2), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (19.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-5.8), Humboldt (-4.4), Spencer (5.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4903
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%