GENERAL
Nickname: Black Raiders
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bob Goodvin
League: 4A Missouri River
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2009 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Mike Malek 6'3" 270 Senior DT
Quenton James 6'2" 165 Senior WR
Ryan Donahue 5'11" 175 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Bigger, Stronger, Much More Physical
Team Weaknesses: Experience At QB
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: -1.3
2009 National Rank: #8448
2009 State Rank: #101
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 0
2010 National Rank: #7796
2010 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8008
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 31-36 (19-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 5-5
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 27
2009 Points Against Average: 31.6
2009 Differential: -4.6
2009 Wins: #9005 Lincoln (Council Bluffs) (30-25), #10299 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (31-8), #11805 Roosevelt (Des Moines) (46-21), #12664 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (20-17), #13271 Jefferson (Council Bluffs) (40-16)
2009 Losses: #2905 Urbandale (57-37), #2905 Urbandale (49-3), #3486 Waukee (39-10), #4503 Johnston (42-18), #7493 Indianola (42-35)
2009 Opponents W-L: 48-54
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2006 (Missouri River)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 8/27 Waukee, 9/2 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 9/17 at Marshalltown, 9/24 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/1 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/8 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/15 at Southeast Polk (Runnells), 10/21 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 10/27 Indianola, 11/1 at Ames
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Marshalltown (26.8), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (19.5), Waukee (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-27.2), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-27), Sioux City North (Sioux City) (-14)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 (2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9601
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) [projection: 38-19 loss]