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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Gary Waters
League: 3A District 3
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2015 National Rank: #3254
2015 State Rank: #29
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.9
2016 National Rank: #3298
2016 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -8
Dynasty National Rank: #10654
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.9
Dynasty Record: 32-87 (17-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 26
2015 Points Against Average: 13.3
2015 Differential: +12.7
2015 Wins: #2625 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (36-15), #3392 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (36-28), #4938 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (14-7), #6656 Maquoketa (21-0), #7173 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (43-27), #7331 Crestwood (Cresco) (28-6), #8076 Charles City (40-16), #11301 Columbus (Waterloo) (33-7)
2015 Losses: #1666 West Delaware (Manchester) (13-9), #3392 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (14-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 West Delaware (Manchester), 9/2 at Clear Creek-Amana/Iowa Mennonite (Tiffin), 9/9 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly), 9/16 at South Tama County (Tama), 9/23 Charles City, 9/30 at Xavier (Cedar Rapids), 10/7 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/14 Benton (Van Horne), 10/21 at Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Delaware (Manchester) (25.1), Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (19.8), South Tama County (Tama) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Benton (Van Horne) (-10.5), Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (1.1), Charles City (4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (11.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4901
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%



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