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%