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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Mike Papadopoulos
League: Monticello Empire
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Daniel Wright 5'10" 185 Senior RB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2016 National Rank: #1024
2016 State Rank: #93
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2017 National Rank: #1488
2017 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 34.4
Dynasty National Rank: #485
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 123-41-2 (60-9-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.9
2016 Points Against Average: 23.4
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #1873 Roseville (52-20), #2183 Granite Bay (46-23), #2861 Liberty (Brentwood) (37-26), #3430 Yuba City (49-0), #4985 Vintage (Napa) (29-20), #5049 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (38-15), #8747 Rodriguez (Fairfield) (43-6), #12204 Armijo (Fairfield) (57-6)
2016 Losses: #106 Del Oro (Loomis) (54-13), #202 Pittsburg (42-31), #391 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (41-15), #1746 Napa (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-59
Recent Section Championships: 2011 (II), 2006 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Liberty (Brentwood), 9/1 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9/8 at Yuba City, 9/15 Granite Bay, 9/22 at Pittsburg, 10/6 at Armijo (Fairfield), 10/13 Vintage (Napa), 10/20 Napa, 10/27 at Rodriguez (Fairfield), 11/3 Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pittsburg (57.1), Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (56), Granite Bay (34.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Armijo (Fairfield) (-20.3), Rodriguez (Fairfield) (-0.9), Wood [Will C.] (Vacaville) (15.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (28 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1248
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%