Hempstead (Dubuque, IA) GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Mark Ehlers League: 4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi (moving from Mississippi Valley - Mississippi) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2008 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brock Haas 5'8" 190 Junior LB/FB Matt Ehlers 5'11" 180 Junior QB/S Ben Henderson 6'0" 245 Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Young Talent, Returning Star Player Team Weaknesses: Special Teams, Unproven receivers, Inexperience at skill positions RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 11.3 2008 National Rank: #4993 2008 State Rank: #40 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 13.8 2009 National Rank: #4264 2009 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3794 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 32-24 (19-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 6-5 2008 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2008 Points For Average: 22.5 2008 Points Against Average: 20 2008 Differential: +2.5 2008 Wins: #4448 Wahlert (Dubuque) (21-12), #6691 Burlington (28-14), #7045 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (19-6), #8971 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (31-17), #11175 Dubuque (55-7), #12084 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (22-6) 2008 Losses: #1059 Cedar Falls (42-19), #1518 Washington (Cedar Rapids) (38-13), #2338 Iowa City (34-21), #2697 Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (23-6), #3536 Kennedy (Cedar Rapids) (21-12) 2008 Opponents W-L: 63-54 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/28/09 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (38-21) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/28 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/4 Wahlert (Dubuque), 9/11 Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/18 at Cedar Falls, 9/24 Iowa City, 10/2 at Dubuque, 10/9 Xavier (Cedar Rapids), 10/16 at Kennedy (Cedar Rapids), 10/23 at Waterloo West (Waterloo) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Falls (28.1), Iowa City (23.4), Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (21.4) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-17.7), Dubuque (-12.3), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (-3.3) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (11.3 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5355 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2009 Projected League Finish: 4th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/28 at Iowa City West (Iowa City) [projection: 28-14 win]