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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: David Gentry
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joey Curry 6'0" 190 Junior QB 4.8
Kadrian McRae 5'10" 185 Junior 4.6
Adam Powell 5'11" 245 Senior 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Overall Speed/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience, Lost All LBs/DBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9.7
2015 National Rank: #5685
2015 State Rank: #170
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2016 National Rank: #4961
2016 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4338
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 127-56 (62-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.4
2015 Points Against Average: 17.5
2015 Differential: +12.9
2015 Wins: #6372 Hendersonville (34-28), #6981 Rosman (21-6), #6981 Rosman (28-27), #7586 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (35-28), #9215 Andrews (14-7), #10346 Cherokee (27-6), #11072 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (55-12), #11122 Hayesville (54-13), #11551 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (52-14), #13139 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (43-0)
2015 Losses: #3097 Franklin (34-14), #4344 Robbinsville (30-22), #4344 Robbinsville (20-14), #5135 Swain County (Bryson City) (20-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 96-79
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 at Hendersonville, 8/26 Franklin, 9/2 vs Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC), 9/16 at Gilmer (Ellijay, GA), 9/23 Cherokee, 9/30 at Robbinsville, 10/7 Andrews, 10/21 at Hayesville, 10/28 Swain County (Bryson City), 11/4 at Rosman
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (23), Swain County (Bryson City) (10.6), Robbinsville (7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (-30.1), Hayesville (-16.8), Rosman (-4.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (-0.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #287
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8585
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%