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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Buti
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank*: #86

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -2.2
2019 National Rank: #7068
2019 State Rank: #425
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -17.8
2020 National Rank*: #8136
2020 State Rank*: #469
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3703
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 35.7
Dynasty Record: 74-101 (67-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 2-8
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (tied for 8th)
2019 Points For Average: 12.2
2019 Points Against Average: 31.4
2019 Differential: -19.2
2019 Wins: #6204 Celina (28-27), #9326 Elida (28-20)
2019 Losses: #1134 Wapakoneta (42-7), #1488 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (38-7), #1678 Memorial (St. Marys) (48-6), #2062 Kenton (42-14), #2557 Van Wert (32-7), #3870 Napoleon (21-13), #4759 Shawnee (Lima) (31-6), #5940 Bath (Lima) (13-6)
2019 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 9/4 at Van Wert, 9/11 at Shawnee (Lima), 9/18 Kenton, 9/25 Elida, 10/2 at Wapakoneta, 10/9 at Bay (Bay Village), 10/16 at Bowling Green, 10/23 vs Milton-Union (West Milton), 10/30 vs Napoleon
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Wapakoneta (24.1), Kenton (20.2), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Elida (-23.3), Bowling Green (-22.5), Shawnee (Lima) (-6.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 2.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #173
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2500
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 9th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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