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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gabe Tardive
League: 3A District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Hoag 6'4" 205 Senior TE/DE 4.8
Carter Arens 6'2" 185 Senior QB/LB 4.8
Zack Jost 6'0" 245 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 8.7
2019 National Rank: #4661
2019 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -2.4
2020 National Rank*: #4731
2020 State Rank*: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3920
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 89-78 (63-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 29.3
2019 Points Against Average: 24.8
2019 Differential: +4.5
2019 Wins: #3460 Spencer (30-28), #5397 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (8-7), #7900 Sheldon (27-25), #8531 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (33-8), #11950 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (62-13)
2019 Losses: #715 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (38-18), #3817 Sioux Center (33-32), #4235 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (35-24), #4302 Storm Lake (36-30)
2019 Opponents W-L: 37-47
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Sioux Center, 9/11 Spencer, 9/18 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/25 at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley), 10/2 Storm Lake, 10/9 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 10/16 at Storm Lake
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (23.1), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley) (3.6), Spencer (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (-12.6), Storm Lake (-0.1), Sioux Center (3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 2.9
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #31
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2447
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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