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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Jorie Randle
League: 2A District 6 (moving from 3A District 5)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tralon Thomas 6'1" 215 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16.3
2016 National Rank: #10944
2016 State Rank: #230
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -18.6
2017 National Rank: #11258
2017 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10990
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 67-80 (34-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.3
2016 Points Against Average: 17.7
2016 Differential: +1.6
2016 Wins: #11888 Pine Prairie (12-0), #12273 Port Barre (28-0), #13563 Basile (28-0), #13726 Mamou (28-0), #14491 North Central (Lebeau) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #2741 Northwest (Opelousas) (54-6), #6134 Eunice (45-14), #7122 Church Point (50-6), #10047 Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette) (21-20), #10774 Opelousas (7-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 38-70
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 5), 2011 (2A District 5), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Sacred Heart (Ville Platte), 9/8 at Pine Prairie, 9/14 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles), 9/22 at Pickering (Leesville), 9/29 Oakdale, 10/5 at Lake Arthur, 10/13 Kinder, 10/20 at Notre Dame (Crowley), 10/27 at Ascension Christian (Gonzales), 11/3 Welsh
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Crowley) (34.1), Welsh (21.7), Kinder (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Arthur (-32.1), Ascension Christian (Gonzales) (-25.8), Pine Prairie (-18.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8202
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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