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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gabe Tardive
League: 3A District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

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

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Eckstaine 6'2" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.62
Cody Franck 6'3" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.82
Tyson Weiler 6'3" 195 Senior WR/LB 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2016 National Rank: #4584
2016 State Rank: #68
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7
2017 National Rank: #5692
2017 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4807
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 79-61 (60-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 26.3
2016 Points Against Average: 20.3
2016 Differential: +6
2016 Wins: #5636 Spirit Lake (40-12), #5903 Sioux Center (24-10), #6204 Spencer (16-10), #7759 Humboldt (46-23), #9686 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (51-14), #11011 Algona (34-14)
2016 Losses: #2169 Storm Lake/Storm Lake St. Mary (Storm Lake) (24-0), #3325 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (35-0), #4070 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (41-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 39-44
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/7/16 Spencer (16-10), 10/14/16 Algona (34-14), 10/21/16 Humboldt (46-23)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Sioux Center, 9/1 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/8 at Spirit Lake, 9/15 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/22 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/29 Storm Lake, 10/6 at Spencer, 10/13 Algona, 10/20 at Humboldt
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (19.9), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (18.3), Spirit Lake (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-12.6), Algona (-12.3), Humboldt (-1.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6107
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%