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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mark Thomas
League: Missouri River Valley - West
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Weygandt 6'1" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.75
Jase Hollingsworth 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.25
Chance Lewis 5'8" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.35

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RB, Overall Team Depth
Team Weaknesses: QB/Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2015 National Rank: #1467
2015 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 35.8
2016 National Rank: #1139
2016 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5964
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.9
Dynasty Record: 74-65 (45-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 36.3
2015 Points Against Average: 13.4
2015 Differential: +22.9
2015 Wins: #1518 Maryville (28-14), #2668 Oak Grove (28-10), #2668 Oak Grove (21-14), #3550 Aurora (14-7), #4552 O'Hara (Kansas City) (41-7), #6454 Pleasant Hill (41-10), #6564 Grain Valley (35-0), #7934 Excelsior Springs (67-20), #8170 Clinton (42-12), #8783 St. Pius X (Kansas City) (33-14), #9525 Holden (40-0), #11628 Carrollton (65-0), #12866 Central (Kansas City) (61-8)
2015 Losses: #689 Harrisonville (55-23), #945 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (30-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-78
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Missouri River Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Clinton (27-12), 9/2/16 Holden (46-9)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 at St. Pius X (Kansas City), 8/26 Clinton, 9/2 Holden, 9/9 at Warrensburg, 9/16 Oak Grove, 9/23 at Excelsior Springs, 9/30 Grain Valley, 10/7 at Pleasant Hill, 10/14 Harrisonville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harrisonville (40.7), Oak Grove (18.4), Pleasant Hill (14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (-5.8), Holden (-2.2), Warrensburg (2.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (12.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4954
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%