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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Chris Wolfe
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Hobbs 6'0" 170 Senior CB 4.52
Stephon Mayes 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.7
Micah Bland 6'2" 280 Senior DL 5.15

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Keion Wakefield 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.4
Devin Gentry 5'10" 180 Senior ATH 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Secondary, Several Promising Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 71
2015 National Rank: #18
2015 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.6
2016 Starting Power Rating: 55.1
2016 National Rank: #194
2016 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 41.4
Dynasty National Rank: #194
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 127-42 (39-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 15-0
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 45.2
2015 Points Against Average: 6.2
2015 Differential: +39
2015 Wins: #47 Trinity (Louisville) (42-13), #47 Trinity (Louisville) (20-19), #358 Lafayette (Lexington) (41-14), #409 St. Xavier (Louisville) (27-24), #908 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (36-0), #908 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (43-7), #1356 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (50-0), #1960 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (44-0), #3032 Ballard (Louisville) (45-7), #4398 Fairdale (64-6), #6453 Butler (Louisville) (57-0), #6818 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN) (41-0), #8616 Western (Louisville) (56-0), #10348 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (49-3), #12785 Seneca (Louisville) (63-0)
2015 Losses: none
2015 Opponents W-L: 98-81
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (6A District 4), 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A District 4), 2010 (6A District 4), 2009 (6A District 4), 2008 (6A District 4), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 18
Streak List: 8/21/15 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN) (41-0), 8/28/15 Ballard (Louisville) (45-7), 9/4/15 Fairdale (64-6), 9/11/15 Trinity (Louisville) (42-13), 9/18/15 Seneca (Louisville) (63-0), 9/25/15 Butler (Louisville) (57-0), 10/1/15 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (44-0), 10/16/15 St. Xavier (Louisville) (27-24), 10/23/15 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (43-7), 10/30/15 Western (Louisville) (56-0), 11/6/15 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (49-3), 11/13/15 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (36-0), 11/20/15 Trinity (Louisville) (20-19), 11/27/15 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (50-0), 12/5/15 Lafayette (Lexington) (41-14), 8/19/16 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN) (34-10), 8/26/16 Ballard (Louisville) (31-13), 9/2/16 Fairdale (57-8)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN), 8/26 Ballard (Louisville), 9/2 at Fairdale, 9/9 at Trinity (Louisville), 9/16 Seneca (Louisville), 9/23 at Butler (Louisville), 9/29 at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 10/14 St. Xavier (Louisville), 10/21 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/28 at Western (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (70.1), St. Xavier (Louisville) (48.5), DuPont Manual (Louisville) (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca (Louisville) (-30.6), Western (Louisville) (-3.5), Butler (Louisville) (-2.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (28.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2275
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%