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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Cyclones
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bruce Vertanen
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Michael Frankl 6'2" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL/Secondary Experience, Return Quality Experience At QB/WR/LT/P
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Starting WRs, Only 1 OL Starter Returns, Must Replace Both ILBs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2014 National Rank: #4187
2014 State Rank: #37
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.9
2015 National Rank: #4576
2015 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4220
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 76-48 (37-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 30.8
2014 Points Against Average: 20.7
2014 Differential: +10.1
2014 Wins: #5218 Cedar Falls (24-10), #5736 Urbandale (31-28), #8055 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (13-0), #8793 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (55-35), #9734 Iowa City (44-20), #11674 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (55-6), #11755 Marshalltown (41-0)
2014 Losses: #197 Dowling (West Des Moines) (59-24), #2312 Ankeny (20-14), #3011 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (31-24), #3507 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (19-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 59-55
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Marshalltown (33-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/4 Cedar Falls, 9/11 Iowa City, 9/18 at Marshalltown, 9/25 Ankeny, 10/2 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/9 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/16 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/23 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ankeny (21.7), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (16.6), Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-16.4), Marshalltown (-14), Sioux City North (Sioux City) (-7.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (12.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7123
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%