GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Joe Hadachek
League: 2A District 6 (moving from 2A District 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #16
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brady Driscol 5'9" 140 Senior QB/CB
Jace Hadachek 5'11" 205 Senior
Dylan Bear 6'0" 185 Senior
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jay Scheel 6'1" 170 Senior ATH 4.5 [Iowa]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class, Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game, QB, Depth
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2013 National Rank: #8129
2013 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2014 National Rank: #7069
2014 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4354
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 74-36 (48-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.4
2013 Points Against Average: 19.4
2013 Differential: +7
2013 Wins: #8722 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (26-16), #10606 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (37-13), #10663 Osage (33-6), #12579 Columbus (Waterloo) (42-0), #13279 Central Springs (Manly) (61-6)
2013 Losses: #1573 Waukon (35-0), #3761 New Hampton (38-3), #6611 Cascade (30-27), #6611 Cascade (30-21), #7415 Hampton-Dumont (Hampton) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 59-45
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck), 9/5 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/12 at Roland-Story (Story City), 9/19 South Tama County (Tama), 9/26 East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/3 at Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 10/10 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 10/17 at Anamosa, 10/24 at South Hardin (Eldora)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck) (1.7), Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (-3.3), Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-38.8), Anamosa (-36.6), South Hardin (Eldora) (-27.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (-0.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #237
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12278
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%