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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Paul Nelson
League: Peninsula
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -46.5
2016 National Rank: #14184
2016 State Rank: #25
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -44.2
2017 National Rank: #13894
2017 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9677
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.4
Dynasty Record: 78-49 (60-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 22.8
2016 Points Against Average: 31.8
2016 Differential: -9
2016 Wins: #14410 Homer (22-6), #14419 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks) (43-34), #14571 Voznesenka (Fritz Creek) (33-0), #14588 Redington (Wasilla) (47-6)
2016 Losses: #9781 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (70-18), #9781 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (58-14), #10895 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (52-0), #13708 Valdez (38-20), #14211 Seward (22-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 39-38
Recent State Championships: 2013 (Small), 2011 (Small)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013 (tied for 1st; Greatland), 2011 (tied for 1st; Greatland), 2010 (Greatland), 2008 (tied for 1st; Greatland), 2006 (tied for 1st; Greatland)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks), 8/25 at Ketchikan, 9/2 at Voznesenka (Fritz Creek), 9/9 Redington (Wasilla), 9/16 at Homer, 9/22 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB), 9/30 Seward
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (-8.3), Ketchikan (-44.5), Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks) (-46.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Voznesenka (Fritz Creek) (-72), Redington (Wasilla) (-68.9), Homer (-56.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -47.2 (-36.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -49.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #14050
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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