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GENERAL
Nickname: J-Hawks
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Sam Anderson
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Heinrich 6'4" 285 OL 5.2
Caleb Bright 6'4" 280 OL 5.3
Alex Newberg 6'2" 230 RB 4.72

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB/DL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2014 National Rank: #5736
2014 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.8
2015 National Rank: #4590
2015 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5944
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 55-65 (18-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 25.6
2014 Points Against Average: 28.2
2014 Differential: -2.6
2014 Wins: #6365 Indianola (48-30), #7315 Fort Dodge (42-37), #7720 Hoover (Des Moines) (35-28), #11066 Mason City (41-0), #11755 Marshalltown (53-21)
2014 Losses: #197 Dowling (West Des Moines) (49-0), #483 Waukee (41-0), #1775 Johnston (31-2), #4187 Ames (31-28), #5218 Cedar Falls (14-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-43
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Cedar Falls (56-49)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Hoover (Des Moines), 9/4 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/11 at Johnston, 9/18 Cedar Falls, 9/25 at Indianola, 10/2 Waukee, 10/9 at Mason City, 10/16 Marshalltown, 10/23 at Fort Dodge
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Waukee (34.9), Dowling (West Des Moines) (34.6), Johnston (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Marshalltown (-14), Mason City (-13.1), Hoover (Des Moines) (-4.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (13.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4605
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%