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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Gary Swenson
League: 4A Division 1 (moving from 4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Campos 6'7" 255 Senior T [Missouri]
Sam Raridon 6'2" 260 Senior DT [Wisconsin]
Tyus Mason 5'9" 160 Junior TB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 45.8
2011 National Rank: #375
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 44
2012 National Rank: #383
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.5
Dynasty National Rank: #528
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14
Dynasty Record: 100-13 (40-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 14-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 41.6
2011 Points Against Average: 11.2
2011 Differential: +30.4
2011 Wins: #1008 Ankeny (14-3), #1133 Bettendorf (17-14), #1778 Dowling (West Des Moines) (45-20), #1778 Dowling (West Des Moines) (28-21), #3861 Marshalltown (45-24), #3947 Urbandale (38-13), #4465 Waukee (55-14), #6591 Indianola (49-10), #7249 Fort Dodge (49-10), #8304 Ames (41-0), #10374 Ottumwa (42-7), #10374 Ottumwa (49-7), #10533 Mason City (55-14), #11594 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (56-0)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 80-71
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2006 (Iowa), 2005 (Iowa), 2004 (Iowa), 2003 (Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/19/11 Dowling (West Des Moines) (28-21), 8/26/11 Ottumwa (42-7), 9/2/11 Indianola (49-10), 9/9/11 Marshalltown (45-24), 9/16/11 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (56-0), 9/30/11 Ames (41-0), 10/7/11 Mason City (55-14), 10/14/11 Waukee (55-14), 10/21/11 Fort Dodge (49-10), 10/26/11 Ottumwa (49-7), 10/31/11 Urbandale (38-13), 11/4/11 Dowling (West Des Moines) (45-20), 11/11/11 Ankeny (14-3), 11/18/11 Bettendorf (17-14), 8/17/12 Ottumwa (27-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Ottumwa, 8/24 at Waukee, 8/31 Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/7 at Southeast Polk (Runnells), 9/21 Indianola, 9/28 Urbandale, 10/5 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/12 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 10/19 Sioux City East (Sioux City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Runnells) (34.9), Dowling (West Des Moines) (20.7), Urbandale (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-19.8), Ottumwa (-10.1), Indianola (5.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (14 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4158
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%