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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Bumper Hay
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 5A District 13)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keimar Brown-Richardson 6'4" 225 DE 4.6
Ethan Redden 5'11" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.5
Jakemis Pelham 5'9" 185 RB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL
Team Weaknesses: DB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2019 National Rank: #5316
2019 State Rank: #287
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 3.3
2020 National Rank*: #3582
2020 State Rank*: #215
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4676
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 90-85 [89-86 on the field] (36-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 20.9
2019 Points Against Average: 22.5
2019 Differential: -1.6
2019 Wins: #6283 Lake Placid (28-21), #7195 Lemon Bay (Englewood) (35-14), #7709 Mariner (Cape Coral) (20-14), #10092 LaBelle (28-10), #10409 Estero (35-0), #10786 Cape Coral (43-14)
2019 Losses: #790 Port Charlotte (42-7), #1053 Charlotte (Punta Gorda) (24-0), #2562 Hardee (Wauchula) (42-6), #3065 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (44-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 49-59
Recent League Championships: 2014 (5A District 13), 2008 (3A District 12), 2007 (3A District 12), 2004 (3A District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 at Charlotte (Punta Gorda), 9/11 at Port Charlotte, 9/25 at Clewiston, 10/2 at Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 10/9 at Lemon Bay (Englewood), 10/16 at LaBelle, 10/23 at Estero, 10/30 at Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 11/5 vs Hardee (Wauchula), 11/13 Rockledge
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Rockledge (45.4), Port Charlotte (34.7), Lake Gibson (Lakeland) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Estero (-30.4), LaBelle (-20.1), Lemon Bay (Englewood) (-6.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +6.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #126
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1245
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 9th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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