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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Mike Doty
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2016 National Rank: #4458
2016 State Rank: #265
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2017 National Rank: #3852
2017 State Rank: #246
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6542
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 80-69 (55-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 23.9
2016 Points Against Average: 21.6
2016 Differential: +2.3
2016 Wins: #3430 Northwestern (West Salem) (20-14), #4377 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (21-19), #5418 Chippewa (Doylestown) (7-3), #8237 Tuslaw (Massillon) (13-10), #9761 Clearview (Lorain) (35-14), #10694 Rittman (56-27), #11283 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #1291 Norwayne (Creston) (55-7), #1908 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (47-28), #2009 Kirtland (21-0), #5268 Smithville (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-50
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Garaway (Sugarcreek), 9/1 at Tuslaw (Massillon), 9/8 Fairless (Navarre), 9/15 Rittman, 9/22 at Norwayne (Creston), 9/29 Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/6 at Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/13 at Smithville, 10/20 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 10/27 at Northwestern (West Salem)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norwayne (Creston) (31.7), Garaway (Sugarcreek) (15.9), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rittman (-15.5), Waynedale (Apple Creek) (-12.3), Smithville (-0.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (12.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #338
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5706
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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