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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Jerry Buti
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #69

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 5.3
2021 National Rank: #4524
2021 State Rank: #282
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2022 Starting Power Rating: -14.1
2022 National Rank: #5424
2022 State Rank: #360
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4045
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.7
Dynasty Record: 78-117 (69-99 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 3-7
2021 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th)
2021 Points For Average: 13.3
2021 Points Against Average: 24.9
2021 Differential: -11.6
2021 Wins: #5420 Napoleon (7-0), #6718 Celina (28-19), #8702 Kenton (47-14)
2021 Losses: #535 Van Wert (55-18), #792 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (34-0), #869 Memorial (St. Marys) (56-0), #1106 Wapakoneta (27-6), #1757 Shawnee (Lima) (10-7), #3644 Bath (Lima) (17-13), #3744 Elida (17-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 63-54
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Napoleon, 8/26 Memorial (St. Marys), 9/2 at Van Wert, 9/9 at Shawnee (Lima), 9/16 Kenton, 9/23 Elida, 9/30 at Bath (Lima), 10/7 Celina, 10/14 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/21 at Wapakoneta
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Van Wert (34.6), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.8), Memorial (St. Marys) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Celina (-22.1), Kenton (-20.6), Napoleon (-19.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1477
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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