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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jim Dunne
League: 3A District 4 (moving from 3A District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2011 National Rank: #4776
2011 State Rank: #49
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.9
2012 National Rank: #4713
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2512
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 68-25 (47-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.5
2011 Points Against Average: 21
2011 Differential: +11.5
2011 Wins: #5744 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (52-27), #6007 Williamsburg (28-21), #6428 Washington (35-23), #9323 Benton (Van Horne) (23-7), #10475 Mt. Vernon (41-0), #11536 South Tama County (Tama) (38-18), #11686 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (36-0), #12780 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (38-21)
2011 Losses: #1665 Maquoketa (42-14), #2848 Solon (31-14), #5284 Oskaloosa (41-38)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-55
Recent League Championships: 2005 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Williamsburg, 8/31 at Oskaloosa, 9/7 Pella, 9/14 at Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 9/21 Newton, 9/28 at Saydel (Des Moines), 10/5 Ballard (Huxley), 10/12 Boone, 10/19 at South Tama County (Tama)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pella (19.1), Oskaloosa (10.8), Williamsburg (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Saydel (Des Moines) (-38.9), South Tama County (Tama) (-16), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-13.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (4.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8525
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%



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