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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Denny McCartan
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 1)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Jensen 6'1" 190 LB 4.70
Jose Zambrano 5'8" 195 NG 5.00
Keith Wiederien 6'3" 225 T/DE 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Lines, RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary, WR

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2011 National Rank: #5356
2011 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.8
2012 National Rank: #5195
2012 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2386
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 68-26 (46-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.3
2011 Points Against Average: 17
2011 Differential: +14.3
2011 Wins: #3504 Kuemper (Carroll) (44-18), #4229 Harlan (42-20), #7574 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (10-7), #8318 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (35-34), #9791 Winterset (35-10), #11107 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (21-0), #12689 Glenwood (49-6), #14114 Red Oak (48-0)
2011 Losses: #3612 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (28-21), #6232 Creston (23-14), #8502 Atlantic (41-25)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A District 7), 2008 (3A District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Kuemper (Carroll), 8/31 Atlantic, 9/7 at Denison-Schleswig (Denison), 9/14 Harlan, 9/21 at Storm Lake, 9/28 Spencer, 10/5 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 10/12 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 10/19 Le Mars
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kuemper (Carroll) (18.9), Harlan (15.6), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Le Mars (-20), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (-5.2), Storm Lake (-4.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (0 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6609
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%