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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Joey Jones
League: 2A District 3 (moving from 1A District 2)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 19.9
2022 National Rank: #2252
2022 State Rank: #9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2023 Starting Power Rating: 2.1
2023 National Rank: #2339
2023 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5689
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 36-16 (18-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 13-0
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 43.8
2022 Points Against Average: 7.1
2022 Differential: +36.7
2022 Wins: #4112 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (28-13), #5677 Delmar (42-13), #6187 Seaford (40-12), #6768 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (42-0), #7415 Tatnall (Wilmington) (49-14), #7496 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (31-7), #8051 Indian River (Dagsboro) (56-14), #8391 Odessa (Townsend) (42-0), #9943 St. Andrew's (Middletown) (41-7), #10577 Poly (Woodside) (50-6), #10919 Brandywine (Wilmington) (45-0), #12066 First State Military Academy (Clayton) (41-6), #13534 Early College (Dover) (62-0)
2022 Losses: none
2022 Opponents W-L: 55-85
Recent State Championships: 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (1A District 2), 2021 (1A District 2), 2008 (tied for 1st; Henlopen - Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 16
Streak List: 11/26/21 Odessa (Townsend) (49-0), 12/3/21 Indian River (Dagsboro) (33-0), 12/11/21 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (28-14), 9/1/22 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (31-7), 9/9/22 Brandywine (Wilmington) (45-0), 9/16/22 Early College (Dover) (62-0), 9/30/22 Poly (Woodside) (50-6), 10/6/22 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (42-0), 10/15/22 Odessa (Townsend) (42-0), 10/21/22 First State Military Academy (Clayton) (41-6), 10/28/22 Seaford (40-12), 11/4/22 Indian River (Dagsboro) (56-14), 11/10/22 Delmar (42-13), 11/18/22 St. Andrew's (Middletown) (41-7), 11/25/22 Tatnall (Wilmington) (49-14), 12/10/22 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (28-13)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/31 at Sussex Central (Georgetown), 9/8 at Brandywine (Wilmington), 9/15 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden), 9/22 Caravel (Bear), 10/6 at Woodbridge (Bridgeville), 10/13 Seaford, 10/20 at Milford, 10/28 Delmar, 11/3 Lake Forest (Felton), 11/10 at Sussex Tech (Georgetown)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Caravel (Bear) (20), Sussex Central (Georgetown) (1.6), Lake Forest (Felton) (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Brandywine (Wilmington) (-47.2), Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (-32.3), Milford (-30)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5 (-13.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5241
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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