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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Matt Williams
League: 6A Region 5 (moving from 6A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Casey Perkins 5'11" 205 Senior RB
John Turner 6'1" 195 Senior QB
Deylon Williams 6'1" 220 Senior ILB
Nick Okeke 6'3" 225 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.2
2016 National Rank: #2466
2016 State Rank: #56
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.5
2017 National Rank: #4906
2017 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.6
Dynasty National Rank: #364
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.1
Dynasty Record: 110-62 (57-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.9
2016 Differential: +12.6
2016 Wins: #3778 Cookeville (42-17), #4698 Siegel (Murfreesboro) (42-10), #5008 Stewarts Creek (Smyrna) (65-20), #6961 Warren County (McMinnville) (48-0), #7191 LaVergne (38-20), #7692 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (56-10)
2016 Losses: #146 Oakland (Murfreesboro) (49-7), #547 Independence (Thompson's Station) (21-7), #1266 Blackman (Murfreesboro) (27-21), #2183 Riverdale (Murfreesboro) (23-20), #2254 Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport) (33-23)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent State Championships: 2007 (5A), 2006 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (AAA District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at LaVergne, 8/25 Wilson Central (Lebanon), 9/1 at Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville), 9/8 at Blackman (Murfreesboro), 9/15 Overton [John] (Nashville), 9/22 Cane Ridge (Nashville), 9/29 Siegel (Murfreesboro), 10/13 at Stewarts Creek (Smyrna), 10/20 Antioch, 10/27 at McGavock (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blackman (Murfreesboro) (45.9), Cane Ridge (Nashville) (44), Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Antioch (-1.8), LaVergne (-1.6), McGavock (Nashville) (-0.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (22.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2015
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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