Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Don Caves
League: 1A District 5 (moving from 1A District 8)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -19.3
2015 National Rank: #11828
2015 State Rank: #198
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: -14.2
2016 National Rank: #10865
2016 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -19
Dynasty National Rank: #13028
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 45-70 (35-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 23
2015 Points Against Average: 31.1
2015 Differential: -8.1
2015 Wins: #11581 Interstate # (Truro) (29-23), #12630 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (46-21), #13786 Southwest Valley (Corning) (33-14), #14266 West Central Valley (Stuart) (30-6)
2015 Losses: #4615 Van Meter (34-0), #6580 Panorama (Panora) (49-27), #7384 Madrid (46-20), #7384 Madrid (58-6), #9220 Ogden (38-20), #12837 Central Decatur (Leon) (22-19)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-48
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 1A District 7), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center) (45-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Panorama (Panora), 9/2 at Guthrie Center/Adair-Casey (Guthrie Center), 9/9 Pella Christian (Pella), 9/16 at Pleasantville, 9/23 Central Decatur (Leon), 9/30 at Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 10/7 at Interstate #35 (Truro), 10/14 Mt. Ayr/Diagonal (Mt. Ayr), 10/21 at Woodward Academy (Woodward)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pella Christian (Pella) (8.2), Mt. Ayr/Diagonal (Mt. Ayr) (4.7), Panorama (Panora) (3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodward Academy (Woodward) (-37.1), Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (-24), Central Decatur (Leon) (-20)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.3 (-11.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10709
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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