Dowling (West Des Moines, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroons Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Tom Wilson League: 4A District 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jacob Hummel 6'2" 210 LB 4.6 Peter Nank 6'5" 275 OL Ryan Mells 6'3" 270 DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Tradition, Three Consecutive State Titles Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 54.2 2015 National Rank: #211 2015 State Rank: #1 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 55.5 2016 National Rank: #185 2016 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #628 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.1 Dynasty Record: 128-26 (56-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 13-0 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 42.5 2015 Points Against Average: 12 2015 Differential: +30.5 2015 Wins: #707 Valley (West Des Moines) (24-6), #707 Valley (West Des Moines) (38-21), #1471 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (41-10), #1728 Johnston (35-15), #2025 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (43-0), #2025 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (38-14), #2145 Waukee (28-21), #2874 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (50-21), #3311 Urbandale (21-20), #6200 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (59-21), #9695 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (64-0), #11225 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (63-7), #11723 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-0) 2015 Losses: none 2015 Opponents W-L: 88-58 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (4A Division 3), 2012 (4A Division 3), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2009 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; Central), 2005 (Central) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 25 Streak List: 9/26/14 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (51-10), 10/3/14 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (52-3), 10/10/14 Johnston (50-13), 10/17/14 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (70-21), 10/24/14 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (77-7), 10/29/14 Indianola (62-21), 11/3/14 Ames (59-24), 11/7/14 Ankeny (48-14), 11/14/14 Waukee (41-28), 11/21/14 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (49-14), 9/4/15 Urbandale (21-20), 9/11/15 Waukee (28-21), 9/18/15 Valley (West Des Moines) (38-21), 9/25/15 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (38-14), 10/2/15 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (59-21), 10/9/15 Johnston (35-15), 10/16/15 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-0), 10/23/15 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (63-7), 10/28/15 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (64-0), 11/2/15 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (50-21), 11/6/15 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (43-0), 11/13/15 Valley (West Des Moines) (24-6), 11/23/15 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (41-10), 8/26/16 Ankeny (28-10), 9/2/16 Urbandale (37-17) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Ankeny, 9/2 Urbandale, 9/9 at Valley (West Des Moines), 9/16 Waukee, 9/23 at Sioux City West (Sioux City), 9/30 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/7 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/14 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/21 at Ames Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (40.5), Ankeny (29.6), Waukee (21.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-28.3), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-13.8), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-9.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (20.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5433 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82% |