| Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Railsplitters Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Tom Mihalovich League: 4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS KeeVon Bernstine 5'9" 170 RB Rashid March 6'1" 215 FB Kippie Ward 6'0" 195 RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 4.9 2010 National Rank: #6697 2010 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 4 2011 National Rank: #6566 2011 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7564 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 30-19 (19-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 39 2010 Points Against Average: 20.8 2010 Differential: +18.2 2010 Wins: #8196 Indianola (46-27), #8813 Mason City (36-28), #10096 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (56-14), #11347 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-8), #13079 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (56-0), #14163 Hoover (Des Moines) (41-7) 2010 Losses: #3580 Valley (West Des Moines) (27-21), #3702 Southeast Polk (Runnells) (27-24), #5159 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (33-27), #7815 Ottumwa (37-34) 2010 Opponents W-L: 42-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2005 (Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/26/11 Mason City (48-24), 9/2/11 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (60-41), 9/9/11 Indianola (47-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Southeast Polk (Runnells), 8/26 at Mason City, 9/2 Sioux City East (Sioux City), 9/9 at Indianola, 9/23 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/30 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/7 Ottumwa, 10/14 at Hoover (Des Moines), 10/21 at Des Moines East (Des Moines) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Runnells) (17.7), Sioux City East (Sioux City) (11.2), Ottumwa (0.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (Des Moines) (-38.3), Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-25.7), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-14.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 (-1.8 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10698 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 8/19 Southeast Polk (Runnells) [projection: 31-21 loss] |