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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Joe Tout
League: Colonial
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 3 OL, Running Game, Secondary/LBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0
2016 National Rank: #7409
2016 State Rank: #312
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2017 National Rank: #7507
2017 State Rank: #315
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2983
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 109-54 (88-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-6 (8th)
2016 Points For Average: 22.1
2016 Points Against Average: 30.2
2016 Differential: -8.1
2016 Wins: #5926 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (21-14), #8082 Bangor (39-33), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (28-0), #11065 Wilson Area (Easton) (42-21)
2016 Losses: #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (46-20), #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (39-21), #2371 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (42-6), #3648 Pen Argyl (42-21), #4046 Palisades (Kintnersville) (35-7), #5305 Palmerton (21-7), #9553 Catasauqua (39-31)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Western), 2005, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/1 Catasauqua, 9/8 at Bangor, 9/15 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/22 Wilson Area (Easton), 9/30 at Pen Argyl, 10/6 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/13 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/20 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/27 at Palmerton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (34), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (25), Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson Area (Easton) (-11.9), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.3), Catasauqua (-9.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (11.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5289
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%