Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Heitland
League: 3A District 8 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris On 6'4" 240 Senior OL
Brevin Townsell 6'0" 200 Senior DL
Austin Kloewer 5'10" 170 Junior SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Depth At RB
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters In Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2013 National Rank: #3862
2013 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.9
2014 National Rank: #3936
2014 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6574
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 59-47 (46-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.3
2013 Points Against Average: 8.1
2013 Differential: +21.2
2013 Wins: #3508 Grinnell (21-14), #5834 Boone (20-2), #5899 Humboldt (21-0), #7455 Ballard (Huxley) (26-0), #8019 A-D-M (Adel) (34-21), #9491 Newton (42-0), #11237 South Tama County (Tama) (34-0), #12192 Knoxville (28-0), #13913 Saydel (Des Moines) (61-0)
2013 Losses: #3508 Grinnell (28-21), #7857 Norwalk (24-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 52-58
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 4), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Carlisle (27-24)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Carlisle, 9/5 at Pella, 9/12 at A-D-M (Adel), 9/19 Harlan, 9/26 at Boone, 10/3 at Atlantic, 10/10 Winterset, 10/17 at Creston/Orient-Macksburg (Creston), 10/24 Glenwood
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harlan (24.3), Pella (23), Carlisle (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Atlantic (-19.8), Winterset (-12.4), Glenwood (-0.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (0.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6555
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%