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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Brown/White/Orange
Coach: Tim Ward
League: Licking County - Cardinal
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dane Hogue 6'1" 185 Sophomore
Austin Morrow 5'10" 155 Junior
Cortez Hatem 5'11" 230 Junior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 4 Of 5 OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Lost Several Multiple-Year Starters To Graduation

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 0.3
2017 National Rank: #6812
2017 State Rank: #377
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -18.7
2018 National Rank: #7562
2018 State Rank: #422
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4338
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.4
Dynasty Record: 84-71 (48-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 21
2017 Points Against Average: 24.2
2017 Differential: -3.2
2017 Wins: #7128 Northridge (Johnstown) (35-17), #8642 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (47-7), #10855 Utica (48-7), #11456 Lakewood (Hebron) (17-7)
2017 Losses: #341 Wheelersburg (41-0), #1708 Licking Valley (Newark) (36-33), #1958 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (48-8), #3385 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (42-6), #7082 Newark Catholic (Newark) (6-3), #7502 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (31-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Licking County - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Liberty Union (Baltimore), 8/31 at Licking Valley (Newark), 9/7 at Wheelersburg, 9/14 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/21 Lakewood (Hebron), 9/28 at Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/5 Utica, 10/12 at Northridge (Johnstown), 10/19 Newark Catholic (Newark), 10/26 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wheelersburg (33.3), Licking Valley (Newark) (14.1), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (13)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Utica (-40.3), Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (-33), Lakewood (Hebron) (-31.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #285
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5091
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%