Gilbert (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Scott Auderer League: 2A District 7 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordan Knock Junior QB Karl Nicholson Senior LB Jared Oelmann Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.8 2010 National Rank: #10363 2010 State Rank: #154 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.3 2011 National Rank: #10111 2011 State Rank: #142 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7382 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 29-22 (19-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 15.3 2010 Points Against Average: 20.8 2010 Differential: -5.5 2010 Wins: #8787 Roland-Story (Story City) (20-16), #9073 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (11-7), #10545 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (21-13), #11851 Jefferson-Scranton (Jefferson) (24-12), #14038 South Hardin (Eldora) (31-0) 2010 Losses: #3911 North Polk (Alleman) (34-0), #5509 West Marshall (State Center) (42-19), #6775 Webster City (27-7), #8033 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (28-0), #11281 East Marshall (Le Grand) (29-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 57-46 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/18 vs Unity Christian (Orange City), 8/26 at Webster City, 9/2 Jefferson-Scranton (Jefferson), 9/9 at West Marshall (State Center), 9/16 East Marshall (Le Grand), 9/23 South Hardin (Eldora), 9/30 at North Polk (Alleman), 10/7 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 10/14 at St. Edmond (Fort Dodge), 10/21 Roland-Story (Story City) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Polk (Alleman) (16.7), West Marshall (State Center) (9.7), Webster City (4.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Hardin (Eldora) (-36.5), Jefferson-Scranton (Jefferson) (-17), East Marshall (Le Grand) (-14.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 (-4.8 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10407 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/18 vs Unity Christian (Orange City) [projection: 19-17 win]