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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Tony Perkins
League: 3A District 4 (moving from 3A District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

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

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Quinn Senior TE/DE
Deshaun Quinn Senior T/DT
Eli Frazier Senior G/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -5.7
2013 National Rank: #9270
2013 State Rank: #135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -12.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -9.2
2014 National Rank: #10021
2014 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3
Dynasty Record: 79-29 (57-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 20.6
2013 Points Against Average: 20.7
2013 Differential: -0.1
2013 Wins: #6473 Central Clinton (DeWitt) (10-0), #12705 Benton (Van Horne) (41-0), #13667 Mt. Pleasant (40-0), #14264 Anamosa (58-0)
2013 Losses: #1592 Washington (42-14), #2296 Solon (42-0), #2703 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (34-7), #5528 West Delaware (Manchester) (41-21), #6614 Maquoketa (27-8), #9772 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-47
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 6), 2009, 2006 (3A District 5), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mt. Vernon (28-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Mt. Vernon, 9/5 Washington, 9/12 at Cascade, 9/19 at Solon, 9/26 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt), 10/3 at Maquoketa, 10/10 Western Dubuque (Epworth), 10/17 Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque), 10/24 at Xavier (Cedar Rapids)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (31.7), Solon (18.3), Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Western Dubuque (Epworth) (-5.5), Mt. Vernon (-3.3), Maquoketa (5.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (0.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5228
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%