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GENERAL
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Purple/Orange
Coach: Jim Keiser
League: Heartland II
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #120

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Strausser 6'0" 235 Senior TE/DT 4.8
Trent Hilkert 6'1" 195 Junior FB/OLB 4.7
Matt Meloy 5'8" 180 S/WR 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young/Talented, Depth At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -22.8
2014 National Rank: #12388
2014 State Rank: #530
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: -14.3
2015 National Rank: #10988
2015 State Rank: #474
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #4944
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3
Dynasty Record: 77-56 (47-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 9.3
2014 Points Against Average: 34.7
2014 Differential: -25.4
2014 Wins: #10387 Bloomsburg (35-7)
2014 Losses: #2773 Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (46-0), #3626 Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (35-0), #5474 Mount Carmel (44-13), #5788 Lewisburg (41-0), #5823 Shikellamy (Sunbury) (35-7), #8277 Mifflinburg (32-7), #9014 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (27-17), #9584 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (31-0), #10516 Warrior Run (Turbotville) (49-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 57-51
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Heartland I), 2012 (Heartland I), 2010 (Heartland I)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Bloomsburg, 9/11 Mifflinburg, 9/18 Loyalsock Township (Williamsport), 9/25 at Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), 10/16 at Lewisburg, 10/23 at Central Columbia (Bloomsburg), 10/30 Shikellamy (Sunbury), 11/6 at Warrior Run (Turbotville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (29.4), Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (13.6), Shikellamy (Sunbury) (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (-13), Warrior Run (Turbotville) (-11.6), Mifflinburg (-8.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #305
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6899
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%