Van Meter (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Eric Trudo League: 1A District 8 (moving from 1A District 7) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 16.6 2013 National Rank: #4071 2013 State Rank: #39 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: 14 2014 National Rank: #4351 2014 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #10188 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.8 Dynasty Record: 68-42 (47-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-1 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 32.7 2013 Points Against Average: 10.5 2013 Differential: +22.2 2013 Wins: #6649 Ogden (35-28), #6649 Ogden (21-0), #7104 Mt. Ayr (14-0), #7104 Mt. Ayr (34-14), #9268 Madrid (35-7), #11720 Pella Christian (Pella) (14-13), #11780 Central Decatur (Leon) (37-7), #12223 Treynor (41-0), #12640 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (28-0), #13311 West Central Valley (Stuart) (50-14), #13383 Earlham (35-0), #14187 Colfax-Mingo (Colfax) (67-19) 2013 Losses: #1793 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (35-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 80-56 Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Earlham (19-6) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Madrid, 9/5 at Earlham, 9/12 Ogden, 9/19 at Des Moines Christian (Des Moines), 9/26 at Interstate #35 (Truro), 10/3 Panorama (Panora), 10/10 at Southwest Valley (Corning), 10/17 Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 10/24 Central Decatur (Leon) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ogden (5.2), Madrid (-5.7), Panorama (Panora) (-11.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Interstate #35 (Truro) (-35.7), Earlham (-30.9), Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (-24.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.6 (-6.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11800 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.