GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Gary Swenson
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
John Raridon 6'3" 270 Senior OL
Rocky Lombardi 6'3" 210 Junior QB
Nick Yencer 6'0" 210 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented/Experienced Group
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Team Speed
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 42
2014 National Rank: #696
2014 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 45.3
2015 National Rank: #457
2015 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 34.3
Dynasty National Rank: #465
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 129-21 (55-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 38.9
2014 Points Against Average: 9.8
2014 Differential: +29.1
2014 Wins: #197 Dowling (West Des Moines) (24-21), #1775 Johnston (35-7), #3011 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (42-14), #3507 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (28-3), #4852 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (27-6), #7720 Hoover (Des Moines) (55-13), #8055 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (56-7), #8075 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (56-0), #9617 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (62-0), #12646 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (76-6)
2014 Losses: #483 Waukee (28-6), #483 Waukee (12-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-54
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (4A Division 1), 2012 (4A Division 1), 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2006 (Iowa), 2005 (Iowa), 2004 (Iowa), 2003 (Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Waukee, 9/4 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/11 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/18 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/25 Hoover (Des Moines), 10/2 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/9 at Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/16 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/23 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Waukee (34.9), Dowling (West Des Moines) (34.6), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-28.1), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-8.8), Hoover (Des Moines) (-4.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (18.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5334
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%