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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Buti
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #89

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -13.8
2020 National Rank: #8716
2020 State Rank: #478
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: -23.4
2021 National Rank: #8078
2021 State Rank: #463
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 16.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4056
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.5
Dynasty Record: 75-110 (67-92 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 1-9
2020 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (10th)
2020 Points For Average: 12
2020 Points Against Average: 31.5
2020 Differential: -19.5
2020 Wins: #9931 Bay (Bay Village) (27-10)
2020 Losses: #268 Van Wert (56-20), #1961 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (48-13), #3636 Bowling Green (56-13), #3857 Kenton (34-13), #4908 Wapakoneta (28-0), #5681 Elida (16-6), #5728 Napoleon (28-0), #6376 Shawnee (Lima) (7-0), #6869 Milton-Union (West Milton) (32-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 58-34
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/19 Napoleon, 8/27 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/3 Van Wert, 9/10 Shawnee (Lima), 9/17 at Kenton, 9/24 at Elida, 10/1 Bath (Lima), 10/8 at Celina, 10/15 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/22 Wapakoneta
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Van Wert (17.7), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (13.4), Memorial (St. Marys) (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Celina (-17.2), Kenton (-12.8), Bath (Lima) (-11.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (5.4 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2749
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2021 Projected League Finish: 8th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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