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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Buti
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #88

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -11.7
2017 National Rank: #9544
2017 State Rank: #520
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.6
2018 National Rank: #9107
2018 State Rank: #502
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3539
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.3
Dynasty Record: 68-87 (62-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 1-9
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (9th)
2017 Points For Average: 11
2017 Points Against Average: 41
2017 Differential: -30
2017 Wins: #10125 Bath (Lima) (35-33)
2017 Losses: #1472 Memorial (St. Marys) (50-0), #2264 Celina (42-14), #2572 Elida (37-14), #2634 Wapakoneta (48-7), #3913 Kenton (27-7), #4260 Van Wert (48-7), #5000 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (48-12), #5327 Shawnee (Lima) (56-7), #7672 Napoleon (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 50-53
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Napoleon, 8/31 at Shawnee (Lima), 9/7 Kenton, 9/14 Elida, 9/21 at Bath (Lima), 9/28 Celina, 10/5 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/12 at Wapakoneta, 10/19 Memorial (St. Marys), 10/26 at Van Wert
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (St. Marys) (14.1), Celina (11.2), Wapakoneta (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bath (Lima) (-33.9), Napoleon (-20), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (-8.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3216
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 9th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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