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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ed Ergenbright
League: 3A District 6 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.6
2013 National Rank: #9491
2013 State Rank: #139
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -6.6
2014 National Rank: #9470
2014 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7539
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 55-49 (20-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 25.6
2013 Points Against Average: 31
2013 Differential: -5.4
2013 Wins: #8019 A-D-M (Adel) (45-28), #11237 South Tama County (Tama) (22-19), #12192 Knoxville (42-28), #13913 Saydel (Des Moines) (40-9)
2013 Losses: #3508 Grinnell (60-35), #3862 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (42-0), #5834 Boone (41-20), #7455 Ballard (Huxley) (33-13), #7857 Norwalk (19-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 43-47
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Knoxville (41-7), 9/5/14 Marshalltown (45-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Knoxville, 9/5 at Marshalltown, 9/12 at Grinnell, 9/19 Benton (Van Horne), 9/26 at Gilbert, 10/3 at Ballard (Huxley), 10/10 Pella, 10/17 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/24 at Nevada
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pella (23), Grinnell (19.5), Gilbert (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Benton (Van Horne) (-24.7), Knoxville (-21.3), Nevada (-14.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7794
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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