GENERAL
Nickname: Sabers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kurt Kreiter
League: 3A District 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #17
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dustin Petersen 5'9" 180 Senior FB/LB 4.89
Joe Carber 6'4" 280 Senior T/DL 5.10
Chris Lubben 6'2" 175 Senior RB/CB 4.68
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 0.3
2010 National Rank: #7867
2010 State Rank: #90
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.1
2011 National Rank: #5484
2011 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4916
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 32-17 (26-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 26.8
2010 Points Against Average: 28.4
2010 Differential: -1.6
2010 Wins: #7104 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (41-21), #8840 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (36-29), #12223 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (35-10), #14159 Anamosa (41-6)
2010 Losses: #765 Solon (35-13), #765 Solon (38-8), #4945 Union (La Porte City) (47-46), #5388 Marion (33-7), #7280 Maquoketa (28-14), #7434 Fairfield (37-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-40
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A District 4), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Anamosa (42-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Solon, 9/2 Fairfield, 9/9 at Anamosa, 9/16 Union (La Porte City), 9/23 at Maquoketa, 9/30 Western Dubuque (Epworth), 10/7 at Marion, 10/14 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/21 at Center Point-Urbana (Center Point)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Solon (38.4), Union (La Porte City) (20.6), Marion (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Anamosa (-38.3), Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (-23), Western Dubuque (Epworth) (-4.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 (8.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7860
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Solon [projection: 38-7 loss]