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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gray
Coach: Peter Abe
League: Pacific Coast (moving from Pacific Valley)
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rocky Palacio Senior QB
Kamran Jahromi Senior WR/DB
Marcus Sung Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Key Returners
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -16.9
2022 National Rank: #9099
2022 State Rank: #587
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -29.4
2023 National Rank: #7613
2023 State Rank: #475
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8340
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 26-24 (8-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2022 Points For Average: 21.5
2022 Points Against Average: 27.7
2022 Differential: -6.2
2022 Wins: #7839 Woodbridge (Irvine) (13-10), #9982 Rialto (27-21), #10992 University (Irvine) (42-7), #11273 Cerritos (35-21)
2022 Losses: #1313 Laguna Hills (35-8), #2117 Northwood (Irvine) (27-15), #5886 Summit Academy (Bluffdale, UT) (48-28), #6058 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (42-22), #6691 Irvine (31-10), #7372 Katella (Anaheim) (28-0), #7988 Valley Christian (Cerritos) (35-34), #9521 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (27-24)
2022 Opponents W-L: 77-65
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; Pacific Valley), 2020 (tied for 1st; Pacific Hills), 2019
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Irvine, 8/25 at University (Irvine), 8/31 vs Cerritos, 9/8 vs Sonora (La Habra), 9/14 Katella (Anaheim), 9/22 Woodbridge (Irvine), 10/6 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine), 10/13 vs Northwood (Irvine), 10/20 Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/27 at Laguna Hills
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Laguna Hills (1), Northwood (Irvine) (-4.3), Sonora (La Habra) (-19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cerritos (-40.1), Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine) (-38.8), University (Irvine) (-33.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 (-8.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #373
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6686
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%