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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Casey Doss
League: 2A Patriot West
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Bahnsen 6'3" 270 Senior DL/OL 5.12
Cody Darnell 6'6" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.23
Noah Serrano 5'10" 225 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most Line Starters Return, 4 Excellent LBs Are Back, Best RB School Has Had In Decade Returns
Team Weaknesses: Only One Secondary Starter Returns

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -6.1
2016 National Rank: #8899
2016 State Rank: #117
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2017 National Rank: #8260
2017 State Rank: #113
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11180
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 39-90 (17-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.4
2016 Points Against Average: 21.3
2016 Differential: +4.1
2016 Wins: #8944 Bishop Machebeuf (Denver) (18-14), #11794 Academy (Westminster) (45-0), #13155 Middle Park (Granby) (48-21), #13345 Fort Lupton (28-13), #13676 Prospect Ridge Academy (Broomfield) (45-6), #14269 Pinnacle Charter (Federal Heights) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #1609 Strasburg (50-7), #1714 La Junta (42-0), #5059 Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (42-0), #8769 Eaton (25-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-40
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Bishop Machebeuf (Denver), 9/8 Fort Lupton, 9/15 Strasburg, 9/22 at Middle Park (Granby), 9/29 Eaton, 10/7 at Prospect Ridge Academy (Broomfield), 10/13 Resurrection Christian (Loveland), 10/21 at Academy (Westminster), 10/27 at Pinnacle Charter (Federal Heights)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Strasburg (23.5), Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (1.5), Bishop Machebeuf (Denver) (-0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pinnacle Charter (Federal Heights) (-40.2), Fort Lupton (-32.7), Prospect Ridge Academy (Broomfield) (-28.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3 (-5.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11700
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%