Spencer (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jim Tighe League: 3A District 1 (moving from 3A District 2) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS John Greer Senior RB/DB Chase Habben Senior OL/DL Trey Hookfin Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Offensive Backfield, Depth On Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 20.2 2013 National Rank: #3369 2013 State Rank: #27 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.4 2014 National Rank: #5352 2014 State Rank: #51 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5710 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2 Dynasty Record: 53-56 (37-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 33.9 2013 Points Against Average: 22 2013 Differential: +11.9 2013 Wins: #5702 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (48-7), #6769 Le Mars (37-20), #7366 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (35-25), #8152 Emmetsburg (44-21), #8354 Sheldon (42-20), #9835 Algona (42-12), #9906 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (35-18), #10441 Storm Lake (49-7) 2013 Losses: #303 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (28-10), #303 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (42-17), #2901 Carroll (42-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 62-52 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Emmetsburg (28-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Humboldt, 9/5 Emmetsburg, 9/12 at Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley), 9/19 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/26 Storm Lake, 10/3 at Le Mars, 10/10 Denison-Schleswig (Denison), 10/17 Spirit Lake, 10/24 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (49.4), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (22.8), Spirit Lake (15.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Storm Lake (-9.3), Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (-5), Emmetsburg (-0.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (12.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%