| Union (La Porte City, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Red/Black/Silver Coach: Joe Hadachek League: 2A District 6 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 2-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Vaughan 5'10" 170 Junior RB/FS 4.76 Brock Hadachek 6'3" 190 Junior TE/LB 4.87 Tate Renaud 6'2" 285 Senior G/DT 5.49 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Off-Season Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Lost 20 Seniors RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 10 2014 National Rank: #5572 2014 State Rank: #56 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2015 Starting Power Rating: 11.5 2015 National Rank: #5106 2015 State Rank: #49 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 11.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4463 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even Dynasty Record: 82-39 (54-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 8-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 32.7 2014 Points Against Average: 16.1 2014 Differential: +16.6 2014 Wins: #3627 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck) (25-7), #6381 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (28-19), #6831 South Tama County (Tama) (35-30), #8764 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (37-0), #11033 South Hardin (Eldora) (31-18), #12050 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (51-0), #13261 Roland-Story (Story City) (44-14), #14070 East Marshall (Le Grand) (49-0) 2014 Losses: #3595 New Hampton (26-20), #6381 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (32-12), #7647 Anamosa (31-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 61-53 Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck), 9/4 at Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/11 Roland-Story (Story City), 9/18 at South Tama County (Tama), 9/25 at East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/2 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 10/9 at Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 10/16 Anamosa, 10/23 South Hardin (Eldora) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck) (24.4), South Tama County (Tama) (12), Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (4.7) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-40), Roland-Story (Story City) (-29.2), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (-15.1) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 (-1.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9789 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |