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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Gary Swenson
League: 4A District 3 (moving from 4A Division 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Holmes 6'6" 195 Senior WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 44.3
2013 National Rank: #510
2013 State Rank: #3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 44
2014 National Rank: #439
2014 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.6
Dynasty National Rank: #487
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 119-19 (50-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 42.4
2013 Points Against Average: 16.2
2013 Differential: +26.2
2013 Wins: #1171 Waukee (23-17), #1300 Ames (63-20), #2322 Urbandale (34-26), #2695 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (49-0), #2695 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (42-7), #3462 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (41-21), #5491 Indianola (38-14), #6377 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (69-13), #10320 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (54-15), #11993 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (88-0)
2013 Losses: #221 Dowling (West Des Moines) (17-3), #221 Dowling (West Des Moines) (37-26), #2245 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (24-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 98-47
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 1), 2012 (4A Division 1), 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2006 (Iowa), 2005 (Iowa), 2004 (Iowa), 2003 (Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (27-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Waukee, 9/5 Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/12 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/19 Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/26 at Hoover (Des Moines), 10/3 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/10 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/17 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/24 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dowling (West Des Moines) (48.1), Waukee (35), Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-10.3), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-5), Hoover (Des Moines) (-1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (23.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%



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