Algona (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black Coach: Eric Borman League: 3A District 3 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sawyer Frideres RB/LB Mitchell Erpelding OL/DE Cole Nielson TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Class RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -21.5 2011 National Rank: #12397 2011 State Rank: #208 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: -20 2012 National Rank: #12110 2012 State Rank: #200 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9640 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.7 Dynasty Record: 27-56 (22-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 1-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th) 2011 Points For Average: 12.6 2011 Points Against Average: 26.8 2011 Differential: -14.2 2011 Wins: #11482 Hampton-Dumont (Hampton) (13-0) 2011 Losses: #3413 Clear Lake (42-20), #3999 Webster City (55-21), #7349 Boone (28-8), #7531 Forest City (21-13), #7860 Ballard (Huxley) (34-7), #10308 Humboldt (19-18), #11632 Lincoln Central (Estherville) (14-7), #11925 Nevada (28-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 47-42 Recent League Championships: 2004 (3A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Forest City, 8/31 Lincoln Central (Estherville), 9/7 at Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly), 9/14 Humboldt, 9/21 at Webster City, 9/28 Charles City, 10/5 at Iowa Falls, 10/12 Spencer, 10/19 at Clear Lake Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Webster City (16.5), Clear Lake (12.9), Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (5.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln Central (Estherville) (-16.6), Charles City (-16.4), Humboldt (-9.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7735 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 7th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%