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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Fred Wieck
League: 2A District 2 (moving from 3A District 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chandler Diercks 6'0" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Brock Adams 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.90
Brock Brandt 6'5" 245 Senior T 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: MLB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2013 National Rank: #1953
2013 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.7
2014 National Rank: #1463
2014 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 107-20 (70-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.8
2013 Points Against Average: 14.8
2013 Differential: +21
2013 Wins: #3508 Grinnell (48-33), #4101 Webster City (22-7), #4259 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (35-17), #4259 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (35-14), #5899 Humboldt (35-25), #7455 Ballard (Huxley) (38-7), #7830 Crestwood (Cresco) (45-7), #8087 Charles City (35-8), #8300 Mason City (41-20), #9094 Forest City (34-7), #9835 Algona (43-0), #11440 Iowa Falls (41-0)
2013 Losses: #303 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (48-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 3), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 3), 2011 (3A District 3), 2010 (3A District 3), 2009 (3A District 2), 2008 (3A District 2), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A District 3), 2006 (3A District 3), 2004 (3A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mason City (44-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Mason City, 9/5 Webster City, 9/12 at Osage, 9/19 Lincoln Central (Estherville), 9/26 at Clarion-Goldfield (Clarion), 10/3 at Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly), 10/10 Forest City, 10/17 Hampton-Dumont (Hampton), 10/24 at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Webster City (16.4), Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (15.8), Hampton-Dumont (Hampton) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln Central (Estherville) (-18.3), Osage (-12), Clarion-Goldfield (Clarion) (-11.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (11.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7879
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 80%