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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Brown/White/Orange
Coach: Tim Ward
League: Licking County - Cardinal
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank*: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dane Hogue 6'0" 190 Senior ILB 4.7
Caden Marinacci 6'2" 265 Senior OL/DL
Xavier Puryear 6'2" 190 Senior HB/ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2019 National Rank: #2988
2019 State Rank: #202
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 8.6
2020 National Rank*: #2691
2020 State Rank*: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4278
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 96-79 (53-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 31
2019 Points Against Average: 15.2
2019 Differential: +15.8
2019 Wins: #3216 North Union (Richwood) (22-21), #3820 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (17-13), #6404 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (35-7), #6711 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (26-7), #8313 Northridge (Johnstown) (48-14), #9404 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (43-20), #9588 Lakewood (Hebron) (53-0), #12806 Utica (47-0)
2019 Losses: #820 Licking Valley (Newark) (29-3), #3113 Newark Catholic (Newark) (41-16)
2019 Opponents W-L: 44-64
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Licking County - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/19 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (17-13)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Utica, 9/4 at Northridge (Johnstown), 9/11 Newark Catholic (Newark), 9/18 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 9/25 at Zanesville, 10/2 Lakewood (Hebron), 10/10 Fairfield Union (Lancaster), 10/17 Cambridge, 10/24 at Licking Valley (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Licking Valley (Newark) (25.5), Newark Catholic (Newark) (7.8), Zanesville (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Utica (-42.2), Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (-38.8), Northridge (Johnstown) (-21)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -10.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #395
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5829
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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