Newton (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black Coach: Ed Ergenbright League: 4A District 4 (moving from 3A District 6) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #36 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -15.3 2015 National Rank: #11127 2015 State Rank: #180 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -14.3 2016 National Rank: #10890 2016 State Rank: #179 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7795 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6 Dynasty Record: 63-61 (25-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 23.3 2015 Points Against Average: 35.2 2015 Differential: -11.9 2015 Wins: #11989 Nevada (42-19) 2015 Losses: #618 Pella (47-7), #4441 Gilbert (50-34), #6312 Ballard (Huxley) (34-14), #7060 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (52-28), #8678 Benton (Van Horne) (26-20), #8742 Grinnell (39-21), #8746 Knoxville (26-23), #10688 Marshalltown (24-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 55-37 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/23/15 Nevada (42-19), 8/26/16 Ottumwa (42-6), 9/2/16 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (63-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Ottumwa, 9/2 Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/9 at Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/16 at Burlington, 9/23 Marshalltown, 9/30 at Fort Dodge, 10/7 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/14 at Valley (West Des Moines), 10/21 Indianola Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (40.5), Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (13.2), Fort Dodge (1.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-36), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-32.1), Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-19.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10081 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.