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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Bryan Smart
League: 7A District 5
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Johnny Fritz 6'3" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.75
Seth Johnson 5'7" 165 Junior WR 4.48
Colt Smith 6'4" 185 Senior QB 4.99

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Williams 6'0.5" 220 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All Skill Position Players Return From Prolific Offense, Line Size, QB/WRs
Team Weaknesses: Defense Needs To Give Up Less Big Plays

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2016 National Rank: #3626
2016 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.4
2017 National Rank: #2673
2017 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5868
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 71-74 [73-72 on the field] (32-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.3
2016 Points Against Average: 26.9
2016 Differential: +6.4
2016 Wins: #3574 East River (Orlando) (37-30), #6204 Liberty (Kissimmee) (41-26), #6500 Cypress Creek (Orlando) (41-0), #7976 Celebration (43-14), #9054 Harmony (39-8), #9335 Space Coast (Cocoa) (46-26)
2016 Losses: #1033 Osceola (Kissimmee) (34-18), #3101 Gateway (Kissimmee) (49-14), #3325 Lake Nona (Orlando) (55-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-46
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2008 (3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Lake Wales, 9/1 vs Osceola (Kissimmee), 9/8 vs Gateway (Kissimmee), 9/15 vs Lake Nona (Orlando), 9/22 vs Windermere, 9/29 vs Harmony, 10/6 vs Liberty (Kissimmee), 10/13 vs Celebration, 10/20 vs Collier [Barron] (Naples), 10/27 vs East River (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Osceola (Kissimmee) (48.2), Gateway (Kissimmee) (27), Collier [Barron] (Naples) (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Celebration (-13.1), Liberty (Kissimmee) (0.3), Harmony (0.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3802
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%