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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Eric Trudo
League: 1A District 8
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2019 National Rank: #863
2019 State Rank: #10
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 25.7
2020 National Rank*: #858
2020 State Rank*: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6174
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 16.3
Dynasty Record: 133-51 (82-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 35
2019 Points Against Average: 9.5
2019 Differential: +25.5
2019 Wins: #1526 South Central Calhoun (Lake City) (10-6), #2628 Regina (Iowa City) (49-17), #3062 Panorama (Panora) (20-0), #3998 Earlham (33-12), #4431 Mt. Ayr (28-0), #5090 Pella Christian (Pella) (38-12), #5078 Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center) (42-8), #5090 Pella Christian (Pella) (40-6), #6149 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (42-0), #7252 Clarinda (49-7), #11556 Madrid (42-0), #12934 West Central Valley (Stuart) (48-6)
2019 Losses: #195 West Lyon (Inwood) (50-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 83-49
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Winterset, 9/4 Earlham, 9/11 at Panorama (Panora), 9/18 West Central Valley (Stuart), 10/2 at Kuemper (Carroll), 10/9 at Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 10/23 Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center), 10/30 Pella Christian (Pella), 11/6 Underwood, 11/14 vs South Central Calhoun (Lake City), 11/20 vs Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) (31.6), Panorama (Panora) (17.2), South Central Calhoun (Lake City) (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: West Central Valley (Stuart) (-46.1), Kuemper (Carroll) (-16.1), Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) (-4.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (12.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 0.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #47
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3002
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 11-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 12%



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