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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Caleb Ross
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Justin Lewis 6'0" 175 Senior CB
Deandre Butler 6'3" 315 Senior OG

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.8
2017 National Rank: #1145
2017 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.9
2018 National Rank: #1134
2018 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 43.8
Dynasty National Rank: #319
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.9
Dynasty Record: 138-45 (79-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 27.8
2017 Points Against Average: 16.5
2017 Differential: +11.3
2017 Wins: #435 Wetumpka (20-19), #990 Park Crossing (Montgomery) (27-21), #1621 Daphne (15-5), #2980 Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery) (17-3), #3362 Pelham (41-21), #5164 Chelsea (37-10), #6150 Helena (42-14), #9490 Chilton County (Clanton) (41-14), #10067 Smiths Station (Smiths) (51-0)
2017 Losses: #252 Central (Phenix City) (46-19), #595 Auburn (17-13), #1011 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (26-24), #2413 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (19-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-68
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015, 2014, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Callaway (Hogansville, GA), 8/31 at Auburn, 9/7 Selma, 9/14 at Wetumpka, 9/21 Central (Phenix City), 10/5 at Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 10/12 at Calera, 10/19 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 10/26 Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Phenix City) (56.5), Wetumpka (31.7), Auburn (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Selma (-13), Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (-7.4), Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard) (6.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (28.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #413
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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