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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Joe Tout
League: Colonial-Schuylkill (moving from Colonial)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 3 RBs Return, Top 2 WRs Are Back, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Lost Leading Tackler

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0
2019 National Rank: #6501
2019 State Rank: #242
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -8.6
2020 National Rank*: #6072
2020 State Rank*: #228
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3944
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 120-73 (99-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (tied for 4th)
2019 Points For Average: 27.9
2019 Points Against Average: 22.7
2019 Differential: +5.2
2019 Wins: #7084 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (42-14), #7445 Wilson Area (Easton) (14-10), #9073 Palmerton (43-42), #9125 Pen Argyl (14-8), #9330 Palisades (Kintnersville) (34-21), #13120 Catasauqua (51-20)
2019 Losses: #2327 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (35-22), #3932 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (28-24), #6963 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (21-14), #11188 Bangor (28-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 51-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Colonial), 2009 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Western), 2005 (Colonial), 2003 (Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/19 Palmerton (43-42)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/2 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/10 Wilson Area (Easton), 10/17 at Pen Argyl, 10/23 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/30 at Palmerton, 11/7 Schuylkill Haven, 11/14 Palmerton, 11/21 vs Palisades (Kintnersville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (12.9), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-6.7), Wilson Area (Easton) (-10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Palmerton (-22.8), Pen Argyl (-20.7), Schuylkill Haven (-20.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -13.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #307
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6697
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 12th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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