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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Josh Jones
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaheim Merriweather 6'2" 205 Senior WR

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 35.8
2023 National Rank: #775
2023 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: 0
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 21
2024 National Rank*: #939
2024 State Rank*: #18
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 21.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1777
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-30 (17-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1889
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 124-113 (70-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 24.9
2023 Points Against Average: 20.5
2023 Differential: +4.4
2023 Wins: #928 Maryville (21-20), #1173 Jefferson County (Dandridge) (23-20), #1758 Oak Ridge (33-29), #1825 Anderson County (Clinton) (45-27), #1872 Cleveland (38-21), #1899 Farragut (Knoxville) (21-14), #2344 Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown) (24-14), #3080 Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport) (27-0), #5275 Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville) (41-9)
2023 Losses: #296 West (Knoxville) (14-10), #335 Bradley Central (Cleveland) (35-14), #335 Bradley Central (Cleveland) (46-14), #544 Alcoa (17-13)
2023 Opponents W-L: 110-47
Recent League Championships: 2007 (5A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/24 West (Knoxville), 8/30 Alcoa, 9/6 vs Anderson County (Clinton), 9/20 Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville), 9/27 at Farragut (Knoxville), 10/3 Maryville, 10/11 at Cleveland, 10/18 Oak Ridge, 10/25 at Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown), 11/1 Bradley Central (Cleveland)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: West (Knoxville) (35.3), Bradley Central (Cleveland) (30.8), Maryville (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville) (-14.5), Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown) (3.1), Farragut (Knoxville) (9.2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (28.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 16.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #305
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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