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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Eric Trudo
League: 1A District 8
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Reames 6'7" 225 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 24
2018 National Rank: #2002
2018 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.2
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2019 National Rank: #1815
2019 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6848
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 121-50 (77-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 40.8
2018 Points Against Average: 11.3
2018 Differential: +29.5
2018 Wins: #2428 West Branch (31-21), #2979 Pella Christian (Pella) (27-7), #6495 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (42-16), #6598 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (41-0), #8030 Mt. Ayr (35-6), #8711 Panorama (Panora) (36-6), #10428 Earlham (42-14), #11207 Clarinda (49-7), #12061 Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center) (63-6), #12609 Madrid (53-0), #12710 West Central Valley (Stuart) (35-14)
2018 Losses: #1033 West Sioux (Hawarden) (38-35)
2018 Opponents W-L: 65-54
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Earlham, 9/6 at Pella Christian (Pella), 9/13 Madrid, 9/20 at Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 9/27 Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center), 10/4 West Central Valley (Stuart), 10/11 at Panorama (Panora), 10/18 at Mt. Ayr, 10/25 Clarinda
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pella Christian (Pella) (-0.4), Mt. Ayr (-22.5), Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (-24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Central Valley (Stuart) (-63.1), Madrid (-45.9), Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center) (-44.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.6 (-1.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #219
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11186
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%



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