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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Pelzer
League: 2A District 7 (moving from 3A District 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colynn Black 5'10" 160 Senior QB/CB 4.85
Jordan Sanders 6'1" 200 Senior OL 5.10
Brook Thompson 5'9" 150 Senior SE/CB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -18.3
2011 National Rank: #11924
2011 State Rank: #200
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -18.8
2012 National Rank: #11938
2012 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13123
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 13-68 (9-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.2
2011 Points Against Average: 33.9
2011 Differential: -10.7
2011 Wins: #12398 Algona (28-6), #13123 Colfax-Mingo (Colfax) (34-33), #14075 East Marshall (Le Grand) (41-8)
2011 Losses: #3413 Clear Lake (47-10), #3999 Webster City (49-14), #7349 Boone (47-17), #7860 Ballard (Huxley) (55-17), #10308 Humboldt (34-25), #11482 Hampton-Dumont (Hampton) (26-23)
2011 Opponents W-L: 39-48
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Saydel (Des Moines) (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Saydel (Des Moines), 8/24 at South Tama County (Tama), 8/31 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 9/7 Gilbert, 9/14 at West Marshall (State Center), 9/21 at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 9/28 North Polk (Alleman), 10/5 at South Hardin (Eldora), 10/12 East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/19 at Roland-Story (Story City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Marshall (State Center) (33.4), North Polk (Alleman) (13.7), Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Saydel (Des Moines) (-38.9), East Marshall (Le Grand) (-37.7), South Hardin (Eldora) (-16.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9433
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%