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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Eric Trudo
League: 1A District 8 (moving from 1A District 6)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Sean Boles 6'6" 305 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.1
2017 National Rank: #892
2017 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 11.7
2018 National Rank: #1833
2018 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7320
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 110-49 (72-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 38.9
2017 Points Against Average: 6.4
2017 Differential: +32.5
2017 Wins: #1201 West Lyon (Inwood) (35-21), #2429 Regina (Iowa City) (28-7), #2993 Denver (27-6), #5222 South Hamilton (Jewell) (42-0), #5481 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (31-3), #5497 Belmond-Klemme (Belmond) (24-6), #6610 Earlham (21-20), #7733 Eagle Grove (37-0), #8582 Northwest Webster (Manson) (56-0), #9523 Madrid (42-0), #10397 Panorama (Panora) (55-14), #10776 Ogden (56-6), #10989 West Central Valley (Stuart) (52-0)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-49
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/25/17 Earlham (21-20), 9/1/17 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (31-3), 9/8/17 Ogden (56-6), 9/15/17 South Hamilton (Jewell) (42-0), 9/22/17 Eagle Grove (37-0), 9/29/17 Northwest Webster (Manson) (56-0), 10/6/17 West Central Valley (Stuart) (52-0), 10/13/17 Panorama (Panora) (55-14), 10/20/17 Madrid (42-0), 10/27/17 Belmond-Klemme (Belmond) (24-6), 11/3/17 Denver (27-6), 11/11/17 West Lyon (Inwood) (35-21), 11/17/17 Regina (Iowa City) (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Earlham, 8/31 Pella Christian (Pella), 9/7 at Madrid, 9/14 Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 9/21 at Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center), 9/28 at West Central Valley (Stuart), 10/5 Panorama (Panora), 10/12 Mt. Ayr, 10/19 at Clarinda
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pella Christian (Pella) (11.1), Earlham (-10.1), Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (-12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center) (-49.8), Clarinda (-37.3), West Central Valley (Stuart) (-32.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (11.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9321
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%



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