Linn-Mar (Marion, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/Black Coach: Bob Forsyth League: 4A District 8 (moving from 4A District 5) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 1 2015 National Rank: #7621 2015 State Rank: #96 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.5 2016 National Rank: #8879 2016 State Rank: #118 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7094 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 58-68 (39-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 24.3 2015 Points Against Average: 25.8 2015 Differential: -1.5 2015 Wins: #5054 Cedar Falls (31-24), #8717 Waterloo West/Waterloo Christian (Waterloo) (26-13), #9322 Clinton/Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton) (50-14), #12919 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (54-0) 2015 Losses: #1471 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (31-6), #2605 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (49-14), #5116 Iowa City (26-16), #5148 Pleasant Valley (27-13), #5552 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (43-16), #8372 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (31-17) 2015 Opponents W-L: 64-44 Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A District 5), 2011 (4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Iowa City, 9/2 Xavier (Cedar Rapids), 9/9 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 9/16 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids), 9/23 at Ottumwa, 9/30 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 10/7 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 10/14 Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/21 at Burlington Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (24.9), Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (19.8), Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-36), Ottumwa (-14.4), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (2.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (7.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6284 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.