GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Steve Waechter
League: 1A District 2 (moving from 1A District 1)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #30
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brett Waechter 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DE 4.97 [Iowa]
Jordan Japenga 5'8" 170 Junior DB/QB 5.11
Connor Kuchel 6'1" 250 Senior DL/OL 5.21
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/DL
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -10.6
2013 National Rank: #10364
2013 State Rank: #163
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.1
2014 National Rank: #10859
2014 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7077
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 62-45 (41-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.1
2013 Points Against Average: 27.6
2013 Differential: -8.5
2013 Wins: #9194 West Sioux (Hawarden) (42-40), #10173 Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars) (14-12), #12441 North Union (Armstrong) (35-12), #13502 Okoboji (Milford) (28-8)
2013 Losses: #1793 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (49-7), #4114 South O'Brien (Paullina) (34-6), #8116 Western Christian (Hull) (41-20), #8152 Emmetsburg (27-9), #8354 Sheldon (40-18), #12017 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (13-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 49-52
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at West Sioux (Hawarden), 9/5 South O'Brien (Paullina), 9/12 Western Christian (Hull), 9/19 at Hinton, 9/26 at Unity Christian (Orange City), 10/3 Ridge View (Holstein), 10/10 at Okoboji (Milford), 10/17 at Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley), 10/24 West Lyon (Inwood)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Lyon (Inwood) (32.6), South O'Brien (Paullina) (16.4), Ridge View (Holstein) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Okoboji (Milford) (-29.2), Unity Christian (Orange City) (-25.3), Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (-19.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (-0.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8162
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%