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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mark Lane
League: Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keaton Lucous 6'1" 230 Senior DL
Keifer Jones 6'3" 220 Senior TE
Blake Smith 5'9" 160 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Rebuild OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2015 National Rank: #5510
2015 State Rank: #323
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.9
2016 National Rank: #4535
2016 State Rank: #275
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4750
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 79-61 (40-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 24.5
2015 Points Against Average: 21.8
2015 Differential: +2.7
2015 Wins: #4211 Oakwood (Dayton) (36-30), #4529 Miami East (Casstown) (21-7), #6121 Carlisle (28-7), #9290 Preble Shawnee (Camden) (33-14), #9601 Northridge (Dayton) (29-22), #11722 Dixie (New Lebanon) (41-8)
2015 Losses: #992 Brookville (34-13), #1016 Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (35-12), #4916 Greeneview (Jamestown) (35-34), #4922 Madison (Middletown) (14-6), #7914 Waynesville (34-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-51
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern), 2006 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/16 Miami East (Casstown) (20-14), 9/2/16 Oakwood (Dayton) (23-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Miami East (Casstown), 9/2 Oakwood (Dayton), 9/9 at Tippecanoe (Tipp City), 9/16 at Northridge (Dayton), 9/23 at Preble Shawnee (Camden), 9/30 Madison (Middletown), 10/7 at Brookville, 10/14 at Carlisle, 10/21 Dixie (New Lebanon), 10/28 Waynesville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brookville (36.6), Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (25.4), Madison (Middletown) (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Northridge (Dayton) (-19.2), Dixie (New Lebanon) (-16.5), Preble Shawnee (Camden) (-11.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (10.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #371
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6371
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%