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GENERAL
Nickname: Grayhounds
Colors: Purple/Gray
Coach: John Flaherty
League: 4A District 6 (moving from 4A Mississippi)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Mack 6'2" 205 Senior WR/DE 4.56
Garrett Grimshaw 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Brady Eland 6'0" 210 Senior G/LB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Special Teams

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -25.8
2013 National Rank: #12833
2013 State Rank: #227
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -24.3
2014 National Rank: #12580
2014 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11043
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 36-65 (36-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.3
2013 Points Against Average: 40.4
2013 Differential: -20.1
2013 Wins: #13624 Davenport North (Davenport) (69-52), #13933 Davenport West (Davenport) (27-23)
2013 Losses: #3779 Bettendorf (49-10), #3882 Pleasant Valley (51-0), #5603 Assumption (Davenport) (40-6), #9166 North Scott (Eldridge) (42-12), #9330 Muscatine (24-15), #10559 Davenport Central (Davenport) (49-14), #10591 Clinton (34-30)
2013 Opponents W-L: 49-45
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Davenport Central (Davenport), 9/5 Fort Madison/Holy Trinity Catholic (Fort Madison), 9/11 at Davenport West (Davenport), 9/19 at Davenport North (Davenport), 9/26 Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 10/3 at Muscatine, 10/10 Iowa City, 10/17 at Ottumwa, 10/24 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City (9.4), Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (6.5), Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (6.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Davenport West (Davenport) (-37.2), Davenport North (Davenport) (-33.6), Davenport Central (Davenport) (-11.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10301
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%