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GENERAL
Nickname: Dodgers
Colors: Crimson/Black
Coach: Matt Miller
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Cook 5'10" 215 Senior RB 4.5
Sam Kolacia 6'2" 170 Senior WR 4.6
Kit McCarville 6'3" 255 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2014 National Rank: #7315
2014 State Rank: #88
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2015 National Rank: #5269
2015 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8109
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 51-64 (25-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 31.9
2014 Points Against Average: 22.7
2014 Differential: +9.2
2014 Wins: #6365 Indianola (31-13), #9988 Waterloo West/Waterloo Christian (Waterloo) (52-33), #11066 Mason City (23-6), #11755 Marshalltown (25-0), #12646 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (57-13), #13749 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (36-0)
2014 Losses: #483 Waukee (47-14), #3011 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (37-15), #5736 Urbandale (42-37), #8793 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (36-29)
2014 Opponents W-L: 35-63
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (48-8), 9/4/15 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (69-0), 9/11/15 Waterloo West/Waterloo Christian (Waterloo) (47-7), 9/18/15 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (47-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 9/4 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 9/11 at Waterloo West/Waterloo Christian (Waterloo), 9/18 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/25 Mason City, 10/2 at Indianola, 10/9 Marshalltown, 10/16 at Waukee, 10/23 Urbandale
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Waukee (34.9), Urbandale (13.8), Indianola (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-45.8), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-28.1), Marshalltown (-14)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (0.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10050
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%