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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Surratt
League: 4A-1 Region III District 10 (moving from 4A-1 Region III District 9)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

D1 PROSPECT
Ty'kieast Crawford 6-5 310 Junior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Keaontay Ingram 6'1" 190 Senior RB
Mykel Gates 6'0" 215 Senior ILB
Dewaylon Ingram 6'1" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 61.4
2017 National Rank: #66
2017 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 44.2
2018 National Rank: #151
2018 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 50.5
Dynasty National Rank: #116
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 161-43 (60-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 16-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 46.6
2017 Points Against Average: 20.4
2017 Differential: +26.2
2017 Wins: #292 La Vega (Waco) (46-39), #303 Kennedale (49-21), #762 Henderson (42-17), #762 Henderson (35-0), #847 Gilmer (48-28), #1094 Silsbee (64-36), #1142 Kilgore (50-20), #1768 Brazosport (Freeport) (45-21), #1921 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (48-38), #2367 Whitehouse (42-20), #3037 Palestine (49-31), #3550 Center (42-12), #3661 Bullard (41-7), #3805 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (49-20), #3977 Gladewater (49-7), #4835 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (46-10)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 116-77
Recent State Championships: 2017 (4A-I), 2016 (4A-I), 2013 (3A-I), 2010 (3A-II), 2009 (3A-II), 2008 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A-1 Region III District 9), 2015 (tied for 1st; 4A-1 Region III District 9), 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A-1 Region III District 9), 2013 (3A Region III District 20), 2012 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 18), 2008 (3A Region III District 18), 2007 (3A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 26
Streak List: 10/14/16 Center (42-16), 10/21/16 Bullard (28-12), 10/28/16 Palestine (48-16), 11/4/16 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (25-17), 11/11/16 Silsbee (34-30), 11/18/16 North Forest (Houston) (41-6), 11/25/16 Henderson (33-31), 12/2/16 Stafford (27-26), 12/10/16 China Spring (26-20), 12/16/16 Wylie (Abilene) (31-17), 9/1/17 Gladewater (49-7), 9/8/17 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (48-38), 9/15/17 Whitehouse (42-20), 9/23/17 Gilmer (48-28), 10/6/17 Henderson (42-17), 10/13/17 Kilgore (50-20), 10/20/17 Center (42-12), 10/27/17 Bullard (41-7), 11/3/17 Palestine (49-31), 11/10/17 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (49-20), 11/16/17 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (46-10), 11/24/17 Brazosport (Freeport) (45-21), 12/1/17 Silsbee (64-36), 12/8/17 Henderson (35-0), 12/15/17 La Vega (Waco) (46-39), 12/22/17 Kennedale (49-21)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Jacksonville, 9/7 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/14 at Marshall, 9/21 at Gilmer, 10/5 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), 10/12 Van, 10/19 at Chapel Hill (Tyler), 10/26 Palestine, 11/2 at Henderson, 11/9 Kilgore
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (38.2), Henderson (27), Marshall (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jacksonville (-2.9), Palestine (0.6), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (6.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (34.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #500
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%