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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Sam Baird
League: AAA Region III (moving from AA Region III)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Yafari Werts 6'0" 185 Senior ATH 4.5
Demarcus Gilmore 6'4" 310 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2015 National Rank: #1233
2015 State Rank: #27
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28
2016 National Rank: #2020
2016 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2520
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 104-58 (44-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 33.1
2015 Points Against Average: 18.9
2015 Differential: +14.2
2015 Wins: #739 Union County (Union) (34-27), #1450 Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston) (51-28), #1722 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (24-10), #3704 Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg) (35-27), #3737 Clinton (43-20), #5026 Pendleton (42-17), #5564 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (28-7), #6288 Mid-Carolina (Prosperity) (33-7), #10343 Eau Claire (Columbia) (28-7), #11314 Columbia (53-0), #12754 Pelion (34-0)
2015 Losses: #419 Dillon (51-19), #1699 Chapin (35-13), #1722 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (29-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 94-68
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Region II), 2006 (AA Region III), 2004 (AA Region III)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 8/26 at Ninety Six, 9/3 Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg), 9/9 at Chapin, 9/16 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 9/30 Woodruff, 10/7 at Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg), 10/14 Clinton, 10/21 Chapman (Inman), 10/28 at Mid-Carolina (Prosperity)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (38.7), Chapin (31.3), Chapman (Inman) (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (-0.5), Ninety Six (5.5), Clinton (14.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (20.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2175
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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