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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Dan Anderson
League: 1A District 4 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2020 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cullen McShane 6'2" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.69
Karter Decker 6'0" 160 Junior RB/SS 4.58
Josh Reichard 6'1" 260 Junior G/DT 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 17 Returning Starters, Speed, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule, Size

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 6.8
2020 National Rank: #4392
2020 State Rank: #76
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -1.7
2021 National Rank: #3732
2021 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -11
Dynasty National Rank: #11717
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 51-114 (25-89 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 39.4
2020 Points Against Average: 18.7
2020 Differential: +20.7
2020 Wins: #4738 South Winneshiek (Calmar) (36-22), #5288 Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood) (22-14), #6055 Alburnett (35-13), #8465 East Buchanan (Winthrop) (37-24), #9788 Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg) (34-14), #10237 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (65-28), #10633 Starmont (Arlington) (40-14), #13224 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (60-0), #13224 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (70-7)
2020 Losses: #1860 St. Ansgar (49-14), #3289 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (21-20)
2020 Opponents W-L: 50-51
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2019 (A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/28 New Hampton, 9/3 at Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg), 9/10 Osage, 9/17 at Columbus (Waterloo), 9/24 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner), 10/1 at Mott [John R.] (Postville), 10/8 Cascade, 10/15 at Beckman (Dyersville)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (Waterloo) (-0.9), Cascade (-15.8), Beckman (Dyersville) (-18)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Mott [John R.] (Postville) (-61.3), Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg) (-33.3), Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (-33.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-8.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.7
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #212
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9435
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%