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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Dave Caldwell
League: West Jersey - Valley
Playoff Division: South Group 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #19

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0.7
2019 National Rank: #6329
2019 State Rank: #156
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -14.2
2020 National Rank*: #7354
2020 State Rank*: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8345
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.3
Dynasty Record: 69-90 (36-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 20.2
2019 Points Against Average: 20.4
2019 Differential: -0.2
2019 Wins: #7952 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (21-0), #8419 Nottingham (Hamilton) (14-12), #9920 Steinert (Hamilton) (12-7), #10494 Hightstown (27-20), #11421 Ewing (Trenton) (45-13), #13573 Princeton (50-6)
2019 Losses: #359 Wilson [Woodrow] (Camden) (49-7), #1021 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (42-6), #4683 Hamilton (35-0)
2019 Opponents W-L: 40-50
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (West Jersey - Patriot), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Colonial Valley - Patriot), 2006 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Patriot)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 Ewing (Trenton), 10/9 at Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 10/17 Pennington, 10/23 Steinert (Hamilton), 10/30 at Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 11/7 at Trenton Central (Trenton), 11/20 vs Allentown
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (23.3), Allentown (-7), Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (-11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ewing (Trenton) (-29.8), Pennington (-26.6), Steinert (Hamilton) (-24.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (2.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -13.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -1.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #186
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6506
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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