Northwest Webster (Manson, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Navy/Gray Coach: Jeff Anliker League: 1A District 7 (moving from 1A District 2) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Bush 195 Senior QB/OLB McCoy Snell 200 Senior RB/OLB Cal Twait 255 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Size On Lines, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 14.1 2013 National Rank: #4643 2013 State Rank: #47 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 13.3 2014 National Rank: #4490 2014 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #10441 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.7 Dynasty Record: 46-61 (32-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 31.6 2013 Points Against Average: 16.5 2013 Differential: +15.1 2013 Wins: #7359 South Central Calhoun (Lake City) (27-16), #8152 Emmetsburg (40-6), #8152 Emmetsburg (13-12), #9325 Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids) (46-12), #9324 Prairie Valley (Gowrie) (55-8), #9974 IKM/Manning (Manning) (32-23), #12872 Pocahontas (47-25), #13589 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto (Mapleton) (54-7) 2013 Losses: #1793 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (28-0), #1793 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (14-6), #5272 Ridge View (Holstein) (30-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-48 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Prairie Valley/Southeast Webster-Grand (Gowrie) (54-26), 9/5/14 Panorama (Panora) (35-2) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Prairie Valley/Southeast Webster-Grand (Gowrie), 9/5 at Panorama (Panora), 9/12 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge), 9/19 at South Hamilton (Jewell), 9/26 at Woodward Academy (Woodward), 10/3 South Central Calhoun (Lake City), 10/10 IKM/Manning (Manning), 10/17 at Ogden, 10/24 at Madrid Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (32.5), Ogden (5.2), South Central Calhoun (Lake City) (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodward Academy (Woodward) (-43.3), Panorama (Panora) (-11.5), IKM/Manning (Manning) (-8.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 (2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8981 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |