Le Mars (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black Coach: Jim Boyd League: 3A District 2 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2010 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2010 National Rank: #7905 2010 State Rank: #91 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13 2011 Starting Power Rating: -12.9 2011 National Rank: #11068 2011 State Rank: #169 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4233 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26 Dynasty Record: 32-19 (26-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 21.6 2010 Points Against Average: 16 2010 Differential: +5.6 2010 Wins: #9476 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (28-13), #10138 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (31-10), #10743 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (33-10), #10817 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (20-3), #10830 Storm Lake (23-21), #12467 Spencer (14-0) 2010 Losses: #1928 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (17-13), #5105 Sioux Center (29-28), #5252 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (30-6), #6790 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (27-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 50-52 Recent League Championships: 2006 (3A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2003 (3A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Sioux City North (Sioux City), 9/2 Sioux Center, 9/9 Storm Lake, 9/16 at Spencer, 9/23 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley), 9/30 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 10/7 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 10/14 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 10/21 at Denison-Schleswig (Denison) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (30.1), Sioux Center (9.9), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (4.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Spencer (-21.2), Storm Lake (-13.4), MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-11.9) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (-0.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9471 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/25 at Sioux City North (Sioux City) [projection: 22-21 loss]