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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Demons
Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White
Coach: Jerry Staton
League: 2A District 6
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Leshen 6'0" 170 Junior QB 4.80
Zach Hugen 5'11" 160 Junior SE/CB 4.90
Austin Luse 6'1" 195 Senior FB/DE 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -1
2011 National Rank: #8318
2011 State Rank: #108
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0
2012 National Rank: #7727
2012 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #11831
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 34-49 (29-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.3
2011 Points Against Average: 15
2011 Differential: +11.3
2011 Wins: #8525 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) (24-21), #9234 Davis County (Bloomfield) (21-20), #10704 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (48-6), #11137 Eddyville-Blakesburg (Eddyville) (37-19), #12976 Chariton (28-6), #13075 West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington) (48-6), #13247 Central Lee (Donnellson) (41-25)
2011 Losses: #3245 Mediapolis (21-10), #7115 West Liberty (23-6), #12634 Centerville (3-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 44-53
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Fairfield, 8/31 at Centerville, 9/7 Clarke (Osceola), 9/14 Davis County (Bloomfield), 9/21 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 9/28 PCM (Monroe), 10/5 at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 10/12 at Interstate #35 (Truro), 10/19 Eddyville-Blakesburg (Eddyville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: PCM (Monroe) (19.8), Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (0.4), Fairfield (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clarke (Osceola) (-40.3), Centerville (-22.6), Interstate #35 (Truro) (-16.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1 (-9.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10543
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%