Ballard (Huxley, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Al Christian
League: 3A District 6 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 1.9
2013 National Rank: #7455
2013 State Rank: #92
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2014 National Rank: #7514
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5066
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 68-39 (49-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.9
2013 Points Against Average: 23.7
2013 Differential: -2.8
2013 Wins: #7857 Norwalk (27-24), #8130 Carlisle (33-26), #9491 Newton (33-13), #11237 South Tama County (Tama) (34-13), #13913 Saydel (Des Moines) (40-0)
2013 Losses: #1953 Clear Lake (38-7), #3508 Grinnell (49-21), #3862 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (26-0), #4101 Webster City (13-0), #5834 Boone (35-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-41
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Boone (33-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Boone, 9/5 A-D-M (Adel), 9/12 at Benton (Van Horne), 9/19 Gilbert, 9/26 at Carlisle, 10/3 Newton, 10/10 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/17 Nevada, 10/24 at Grinnell
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grinnell (19.5), Carlisle (8.8), Boone (8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Benton (Van Horne) (-24.7), Nevada (-14.1), Newton (-6.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (5.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7475
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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