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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Gary Waters
League: 3A District 3
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2014 National Rank: #6144
2014 State Rank: #65
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 12
2015 National Rank: #4996
2015 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11334
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 24-85 (12-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 18.3
2014 Points Against Average: 15.4
2014 Differential: +2.9
2014 Wins: #3009 West Delaware (Manchester) (10-0), #6437 Charles City (16-14), #9934 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (29-12), #11512 Crestwood (Cresco) (27-12), #11637 Maquoketa (28-0), #13420 Columbus (Waterloo) (32-0)
2014 Losses: #1154 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (52-14), #3375 Washington (24-17), #3975 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (31-7), #5536 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (9-3)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-52
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/29/15 Columbus (Waterloo) (33-7), 9/4/15 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (36-15), 9/11/15 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (36-28), 9/18/15 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (14-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 Columbus (Waterloo), 9/4 at North Fayette Valley (West Union), 9/11 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah), 9/18 at Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly), 9/25 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/2 Crestwood (Cresco), 10/9 at Charles City, 10/16 at West Delaware (Manchester), 10/23 Maquoketa
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North Fayette Valley (West Union) (37.5), Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (20.2), West Delaware (Manchester) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (Waterloo) (-32.2), Maquoketa (-13.3), Crestwood (Cresco) (-12.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (5.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7300
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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