GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Duane Schulte
League: 3A District 4 (moving from 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nic Ekland 6'0" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.70
Tim Otting 6'4" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Bryce Schulte 6'3" 200 Sophomore QB/OLB 4.70
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Nelson 6'8" 240 Senior DE 4.9 [Iowa]
Daniel Vega 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.8 [Wyoming]
Cole Turner 6'4" 285 Senior OL 5.1 [Wyoming]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2013 National Rank: #1614
2013 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.4
2014 National Rank: #3838
2014 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2075
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 92-32 (50-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.7
2013 Points Against Average: 8
2013 Differential: +21.7
2013 Wins: #3779 Bettendorf (31-7), #3847 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (24-0), #3847 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (21-0), #5583 Cedar Falls (14-0), #5674 Iowa City (34-0), #6825 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (23-0), #7763 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (40-14), #8326 Hempstead (Dubuque) (35-7), #9666 Linn-Mar (Marion) (44-14), #10591 Clinton (45-0), #10612 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (44-0), #11661 Wahlert (Dubuque) (38-0)
2013 Losses: #221 Dowling (West Des Moines) (44-13), #6838 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (26-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-67
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley), 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley), 2006 (Mississippi Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/4/14 Assumption (Davenport) (30-6)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/4 at Assumption (Davenport), 9/12 Solon, 9/19 at Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt), 9/26 Maquoketa, 10/3 Western Dubuque (Epworth), 10/10 at Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque), 10/17 Regina (Iowa City), 10/24 Marion
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dowling (West Des Moines) (48.1), Regina (Iowa City) (45.5), Solon (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marion (-9.2), Western Dubuque (Epworth) (-5.5), Maquoketa (5.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (9.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3769
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%