Linn-Mar (Marion, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bob Read
League: 4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2010 National Rank: #3184
2010 State Rank: #18
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2011 National Rank: #3160
2011 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6718
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 20-29 (12-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 37.7
2010 Points Against Average: 21.6
2010 Differential: +16.1
2010 Wins: #3560 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (17-11), #6063 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (42-35), #8133 Pleasant Valley (63-14), #8719 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (41-0), #9327 Wahlert (Dubuque) (34-14), #10268 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (45-0), #12542 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (43-15), #12577 Dubuque (43-14)
2010 Losses: #1144 Iowa City (43-27), #1144 Iowa City (47-32), #3368 Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (45-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/25/11 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (35-10), 9/2/11 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (42-14), 9/9/11 Wahlert (Dubuque) (54-22)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 9/2 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/9 at Wahlert (Dubuque), 9/16 Waterloo West (Waterloo), 9/23 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/30 Dubuque, 10/7 at Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids), 10/14 Iowa City, 10/21 at Xavier (Cedar Rapids)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City (32.4), Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (15), Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-21.7), Dubuque (-20.2), Waterloo West (Waterloo) (-11.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8227
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%
Opener: 8/25 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) [projection: 52-14 win]



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