GENERAL
Nickname: Little Cyclones
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bruce Vertanen
League: 4A District 1 (moving from 4A Division 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Michael Holtzbauer 6'2" 270 Senior OL
Colby Hansen 6'1" 170 Senior WR
Hank Swalla 6'0" 185 Senior LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Sam Straub 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.68 [Southern Illinois]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 34.1
2013 National Rank: #1300
2013 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27
2014 National Rank: #1988
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4290
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 69-44 (34-21 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 48.8
2013 Points Against Average: 25.7
2013 Differential: +23.1
2013 Wins: #2245 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (45-42), #2322 Urbandale (72-37), #3462 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (34-30), #5113 Johnston (41-7), #5491 Indianola (52-21), #6377 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (52-42), #6393 Ankeny (48-18), #8859 Fort Dodge (62-21), #9864 Marshalltown (42-7), #10632 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (47-20), #13834 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (70-0)
2013 Losses: #510 Valley (West Des Moines) (63-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-65
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Cedar Falls (24-10)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/5 at Cedar Falls, 9/12 at Iowa City, 9/19 Marshalltown, 9/26 at Ankeny, 10/2 at Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/10 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/17 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/24 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (26.8), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (19.7), Iowa City (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-19.5), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-11.9), Marshalltown (0.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (12.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6091
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%