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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Bruce Salmon
League: 3A-1 Region IV District 13
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #54

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Berry 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.4
Kage Armstrong 6'1" 205 Junior RB/LB 4.6
Cole Doerr 6'2" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Size, QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 4.3
2016 National Rank: #6407
2016 State Rank: #655
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2017 National Rank: #6394
2017 State Rank: #669
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7749
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 68-85 (38-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.6
2016 Points Against Average: 29.2
2016 Differential: +3.4
2016 Wins: #8553 Luling (33-12), #8964 Cole [Robert G.] (San Antonio) (42-36), #9167 Florence (47-6), #11432 Randolph (Universal City) (55-0), #12129 Moore [Tom] (Ingram) (32-20), #13976 Eastside Memorial (Austin) (53-0)
2016 Losses: #517 Navarro (Geronimo) (76-7), #1204 Yoakum (62-30), #4046 Goliad (41-28), #4851 Devine (28-6), #5141 Lago Vista (40-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-60
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (2A-1 Region IV District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Eastside Memorial (Austin), 9/8 Navarro (Geronimo), 9/15 at Devine, 9/22 at Goliad, 9/29 Florence, 10/13 Moore [Tom] (Ingram), 10/20 at Randolph (Universal City), 10/27 Luling, 11/3 Lago Vista, 11/10 at Cole [Robert G.] (San Antonio)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Navarro (Geronimo) (38.6), Goliad (12.3), Lago Vista (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside Memorial (Austin) (-38.9), Moore [Tom] (Ingram) (-21.1), Randolph (Universal City) (-19.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (6.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #841
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8466
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%