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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Eric Trudo
League: 2A District 7 (moving from 1A District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 45.9
2022 National Rank: #306
2022 State Rank: #5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: 30
2023 National Rank: #334
2023 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 35.8
Dynasty National Rank: #552
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 59-4 (25-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 45
2022 Points Against Average: 5.8
2022 Differential: +39.2
2022 Wins: #652 West Sioux (Hawarden) (35-7), #1552 West Branch (48-17), #2467 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (45-0), #4508 Winterset (42-17), #4796 Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) (54-0), #5261 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (42-0), #6987 Pleasantville (49-0), #7479 Interstate # (Truro) (63-7), #8568 Earlham (35-6), #8587 West Central Valley (Stuart) (48-0), #11715 Panorama (Panora) (69-3), #12621 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (42-0)
2022 Losses: #687 Williamsburg (18-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 75-55
Recent State Championships: 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2017 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (1A District 7), 2021 (1A District 7), 2020 (1A District 8), 2019 (1A District 8), 2018 (1A District 8), 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015 (1A District 8), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A District 8), 2013 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/9/22 Winterset (42-17), 9/16/22 Panorama (Panora) (69-3), 9/23/22 West Central Valley (Stuart) (48-0), 9/30/22 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (42-0), 10/7/22 Interstate #35 (Truro) (63-7), 10/14/22 Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) (54-0), 10/21/22 Pleasantville (49-0), 10/28/22 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (42-0), 11/4/22 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (45-0), 11/11/22 West Branch (48-17), 11/18/22 West Sioux (Hawarden) (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Underwood, 9/1 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines), 9/8 at Humboldt, 9/15 at Clarinda, 9/22 Clarke (Osceola), 9/29 Chariton, 10/6 at Centerville, 10/13 Interstate #35 (Truro)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Underwood (6), Humboldt (5.3), Clarinda (-7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chariton (-35.6), Clarke (Osceola) (-27.1), Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (-21.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (6.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4171
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81%



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