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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Jeff LaReau
League: 6A Region III District 22
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #120

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Kendzior 6'2" 255 Junior DE 4.92
Isaac McKnight 6'1" 225 Senior DE 4.97
Ziree George 5'10" 155 Senior DB/RB 4.51

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrel Bernard 6'1.5" 215 Senior OLB
Austin Upshaw 6'1" 185 Senior QB
Jadon McConnell 6'4" 260 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2016 National Rank: #1105
2016 State Rank: #135
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2017 National Rank: #2429
2017 State Rank: #307
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1271
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 108-58 (66-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 43.7
2016 Points Against Average: 24.5
2016 Differential: +19.2
2016 Wins: #1108 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (28-20), #2064 Deer Park (35-21), #3016 Channelview (63-49), #3612 Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena) (50-14), #4440 Bellaire (46-6), #4488 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston) (41-23), #6753 South Houston (56-17), #9252 Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena) (51-0), #10715 Pasadena (62-13)
2016 Losses: #99 Atascocita (Humble) (34-23), #481 Friendswood (56-35), #567 Clear Springs (League City) (41-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-66
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (5A Region III District 21), 2011 (5A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 Clear Brook (Friendswood), 9/15 at Clear Springs (League City), 9/22 at Bellaire, 9/29 Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena), 10/7 at South Houston, 10/13 Pasadena, 10/27 at Deer Park, 11/3 Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena), 11/10 at Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clear Brook (Friendswood) (41.7), Clear Springs (League City) (35.8), Bellaire (19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pasadena (-15.8), Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena) (-1.8), South Houston (2.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 (24.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #497
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3576
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%