Lincoln Central (Estherville, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Midgets Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Chuck Sandel League: 2A District 1 (moving from 2A District 2) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -9.6 2015 National Rank: #10073 2015 State Rank: #153 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.9 2016 National Rank: #8980 2016 State Rank: #123 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8151 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 54-70 (38-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 22.5 2015 Points Against Average: 29.1 2015 Differential: -6.6 2015 Wins: #9132 Osage (39-27), #10225 Southeast Valley (Gowrie) (25-14), #12735 Clarion-Goldfield (Clarion) (46-30), #13870 North Union (Armstrong) (48-8) 2015 Losses: #1195 Spirit Lake (49-18), #1195 Spirit Lake (49-20), #6654 Hampton-Dumont (Hampton) (20-7), #7540 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (41-14), #7868 Clear Lake (35-7), #8671 Algona/C-W-L (Algona) (40-18), #11073 Forest City (7-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 67-48 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2A District 2), 2006 (2A District 2) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Emmetsburg (39-21) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Spirit Lake, 9/2 at Emmetsburg, 9/9 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley), 9/16 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 9/23 at Sioux Center, 9/30 Sheldon, 10/7 at Pocahontas/Laurens-Marathon (Pocahontas), 10/14 Washington (Cherokee), 10/21 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Spirit Lake (40.3), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (18.3), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (8.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Emmetsburg (-14.3), Sheldon (-9.7), MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-5.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (0.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6074 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.