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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Matt Kuempel
League: 2A District 4 (moving from 2A District 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 0-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Duffy 5'10" 190 Senior FB/LB
Robby McKeeman 5'9" 200 Senior FB/LB
Hunter Smock 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -14.1
2015 National Rank: #10927
2015 State Rank: #175
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -18.6
2016 National Rank: #11671
2016 State Rank: #195
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9334
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 38-82 (28-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.3
2015 Points Against Average: 31.7
2015 Differential: -16.4
2015 Wins: #11301 Columbus (Waterloo) (43-27)
2015 Losses: #2625 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (38-15), #2979 Anamosa (49-18), #3211 Waukon (46-12), #6237 Beckman (Dyersville) (43-12), #6842 New Hampton (40-13), #7714 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (20-19), #8678 Benton (Van Horne) (14-6), #9394 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (8-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-38
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Benton (Van Horne), 9/2 at Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/9 Columbus (Waterloo), 9/16 at Union (La Porte City), 9/23 North Fayette Valley (West Union), 9/30 at Cascade, 10/7 Monticello, 10/14 Waukon, 10/21 at Beckman (Dyersville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: North Fayette Valley (West Union) (26.1), Waukon (15), Union (La Porte City) (4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (Waterloo) (-11.6), Monticello (-10.9), Benton (Van Horne) (-10.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7855
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 8th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%