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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
League: 3A Region 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #46

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -32.4
2024 National Rank: #10980
2024 State Rank: #318
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -43.8
2025 National Rank*: #10661
2025 State Rank*: #305
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -34.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #12066
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 18-32 (9-22 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11206
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 32.2
Dynasty Record: 99-136 (64-82 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 30.8
2024 Points Against Average: 35.2
2024 Differential: -4.4
2024 Wins: #11684 Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia) (47-27), #12459 Elkmont (39-38), #12719 Clements (Athens) (45-16), #13668 Waterloo (47-14), #13901 Shoals Christian (Florence) (67-28)
2024 Losses: #1374 Mars Hill Bible (Florence) (62-0), #5276 Lauderdale County (Rogersville) (53-20), #8431 Colbert County (Leighton) (42-21), #8447 Rogers (Florence) (30-0), #9880 Decatur Heritage Christian Academy (Decatur) (42-22)
2024 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/24 Shoals Christian (Florence) (67-28)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Decatur Heritage Christian Academy (Decatur), 9/5 Rogers (Florence), 9/12 Mars Hill Bible (Florence), 9/26 Waterloo, 9/26 at Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia), 10/3 at Elkmont, 10/17 Clements (Athens), 10/24 at Colbert County (Leighton), 10/30 Shoals Christian (Florence)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Mars Hill Bible (Florence) (16), Rogers (Florence) (-29.9), Colbert County (Leighton) (-32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Shoals Christian (Florence) (-84.8), Waterloo (-71.2), Elkmont (-62.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -45.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #194
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2194
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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