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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Nathan Aker
League: Indiana Crossroads
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Foster Knight 6'2" 215 Senior FB/MLB
Jeren Maxwell 5'11" 185 Senior TE/SS
Zak Bolen 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Familiarity With Offense, Running Game, Returning Talent
Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Lines

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.5
2018 National Rank: #6849
2018 State Rank: #152
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -17.3
2019 National Rank: #6791
2019 State Rank: #153
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7075
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.2
Dynasty Record: 99-89 [100-88 on the field] (44-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 23.8
2018 Points Against Average: 17.5
2018 Differential: +6.3
2018 Wins: #7794 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (15-6), #8412 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (23-0), #9888 Cascade (Clayton) (38-0), #10343 Speedway (44-14), #12547 Brown County (Nashville) (69-6), #13550 Park Tudor (Indianapolis) (2-0)
2018 Losses: #2391 Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis) (35-21), #3277 Triton Central (Fairland) (49-7), #4618 Sullivan (27-7), #4923 Beech Grove (33-26), #6400 Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis) (22-10)
2018 Opponents W-L: 64-59
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (West Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis), 8/30 Edgewood (Ellettsville), 9/6 Linton-Stockton (Linton), 9/13 at Triton Central (Fairland), 9/20 Speedway, 9/27 Beech Grove, 10/4 Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis), 10/11 at Cascade (Clayton), 10/18 at Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis) (-0.9), Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis) (-2.3), Triton Central (Fairland) (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Speedway (-28), Cascade (Clayton) (-27.1), Edgewood (Ellettsville) (-19.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (-7.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5440
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%