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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Andy Schafer
League: Northwest
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Blake Reynolds 6'4" 195 Senior QB/DB
Gabe Clement 6'1" 170 Senior WR/DB
Gunner King 6'1" 285 Senior NG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Returning, K
Team Weaknesses: SB Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2019 National Rank: #3501
2019 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +10.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 14.6
2020 National Rank*: #1856
2020 State Rank*: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3574
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 112-73 (77-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2019 Points For Average: 37.5
2019 Points Against Average: 15.9
2019 Differential: +21.6
2019 Wins: #4094 Spencerville (49-23), #5847 Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora) (32-18), #6046 Crestview (Convoy) (24-20), #8798 Paulding (47-9), #9220 Bluffton (49-0), #10469 Ada (65-14), #11305 Jefferson (Delphos) (63-0)
2019 Losses: #2094 Henry [Patrick] (Hamler) (33-21), #2430 Leipsic (28-14), #3428 Allen East (Harrod) (14-11)
2019 Opponents W-L: 58-50
Recent State Championships: 2003 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st), 2018 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 6
Streak List: 9/27/19 Paulding (47-9), 10/4/19 Crestview (Convoy) (24-20), 10/11/19 Ada (65-14), 10/18/19 Spencerville (49-23), 10/26/19 Jefferson (Delphos) (63-0), 11/1/19 Bluffton (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Bluffton, 9/4 Ada, 9/11 at Allen East (Harrod), 9/18 vs Jefferson (Delphos), 9/25 vs Crestview (Convoy), 10/2 vs Allen East (Harrod), 10/17 Ottawa Hills (Toledo), 10/24 Tinora (Defiance), 10/31 at Archbold, 11/7 at Fairview (Sherwood), 11/14 vs Coldwater
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Archbold (26.8), Coldwater (21.4), Fairview (Sherwood) (8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ada (-29.6), Jefferson (Delphos) (-28.9), Bluffton (-25.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #260
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3905
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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