Spencer (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jim Tighe League: 3A District 2 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Cushman 5'10" 185 Senior RB Matt Finnern 6'0" 160 Senior QB Pierce Jensen 5'11" 185 Senior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield Experience, Secondary, LBs Team Weaknesses: Holes On OL, Depth RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 17.1 2012 National Rank: #3934 2012 State Rank: #36 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 22 2013 National Rank: #2730 2013 State Rank: #17 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 2.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7228 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 23-29 (15-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 7-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 30 2012 Points Against Average: 22.8 2012 Differential: +7.2 2012 Wins: #1298 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (21-14), #4576 Sheldon (42-14), #7311 A-D-M (Adel) (48-19), #7970 Storm Lake (36-13), #9627 Algona (37-20), #10666 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (28-6), #11543 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (31-6) 2012 Losses: #1298 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (57-35), #1889 Emmetsburg (46-21), #4932 Le Mars (28-24), #5994 Carroll (28-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 69-50 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Emmetsburg, 9/6 Sheldon, 9/13 at Storm Lake, 9/20 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/27 Le Mars, 10/4 Carroll, 10/11 at Denison-Schleswig (Denison), 10/18 at Algona, 10/25 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (33.9), Emmetsburg (29), Sheldon (14.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (-16.2), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (-16.2), Algona (-13.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (10.7 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6313 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%