Van Meter (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Eric Trudo League: 1A District 7 (moving from A District 7) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #38 RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -17.3 2011 National Rank: #11779 2011 State Rank: #196 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -17.3 2012 National Rank: #11725 2012 State Rank: #192 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -10.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11318 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 48-38 (36-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 30.8 2011 Points Against Average: 22.1 2011 Differential: +8.7 2011 Wins: #12492 Earlham (40-0), #13255 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (42-41), #13451 A-H-S-T (Avoca) (38-0), #14078 Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) (54-0), #14278 Guthrie Center (39-14) 2011 Losses: #7385 Madrid (28-14), #8430 Pella Christian (Pella) (31-7), #10068 Bedford (28-27), #10715 Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira (Elk Horn) (41-33), #10831 Ogden (38-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-48 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Earlham, 8/31 at Madrid, 9/7 Colfax-Mingo (Colfax), 9/14 at Ogden, 9/21 Central Decatur (Leon), 9/28 at Mt. Ayr, 10/5 at Pella Christian (Pella), 10/12 West Central Valley (Stuart), 10/19 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (8.6), Madrid (2.2), Pella Christian (Pella) (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Colfax-Mingo (Colfax) (-27.1), West Central Valley (Stuart) (-24.1), Earlham (-22.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.2 (-18.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10609 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.