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GENERAL
Nickname: Cubs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Pelzer
League: 2A District 7
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2012 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Dobson 5'10" 170 RB
Jake Kapustka 6'0" 260 C
Patrick Stephenson 5'9" 150 RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off Playoff Season
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 20 Starters From Playoff Team

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -2.8
2012 National Rank: #8726
2012 State Rank: #117
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: -13.3
2013 National Rank: #10919
2013 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #13465
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 11-36 (5-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 31.2
2012 Points Against Average: 26.5
2012 Differential: +4.7
2012 Wins: #10247 Battle Creek-Ida Grove/Odebolt-Arthur (Ida Grove) (34-30), #10373 Gilbert (52-13), #11406 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (39-28), #11651 East Marshall (Le Grand) (42-22), #12725 Roland-Story (Story City) (41-23), #14176 Saydel (Des Moines) (45-0)
2012 Losses: #4954 South Tama County (Tama) (16-6), #4964 West Marshall (State Center) (53-7), #4964 West Marshall (State Center) (27-7), #6027 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (48-42), #8743 North Polk (Alleman) (32-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-51
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 South Tama County (Tama), 9/6 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 9/13 at Gilbert, 9/20 West Marshall (State Center), 9/27 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 10/4 at North Polk (Alleman), 10/11 South Hardin (Eldora), 10/18 at East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/25 Roland-Story (Story City)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South Tama County (Tama) (12.7), West Marshall (State Center) (12.6), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Roland-Story (Story City) (-29.6), East Marshall (Le Grand) (-16.9), Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (-15.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 (-5.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9776
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%