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GENERAL
Coach: Anthony Donahoo
League: A District 7 (moving from 1A District 8)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chance Cobb Senior QB
Jared Shires Senior RB
Scott Palmer Senior C/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Vast Majority Of Players Have Been Playing Together For 4 Years, Nearly All Starters Return, Solid On Lines
Team Weaknesses: New Coaching Staff, Players Will Be Learning Entirely New System

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -37
2015 National Rank: #13786
2015 State Rank: #255
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -23.5
2016 National Rank: #12386
2016 State Rank: #210
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -40.3
Dynasty National Rank: #14697
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 2-16 (0-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 9.1
2015 Points Against Average: 33.6
2015 Differential: -24.5
2015 Wins: #14546 Clarinda Academy (Clarinda) (15-0)
2015 Losses: #4615 Van Meter (61-0), #5291 Underwood (55-0), #6580 Panorama (Panora) (35-0), #11581 Interstate # (Truro) (29-6), #11754 Bedford (35-23), #11828 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (33-14), #12630 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (26-12), #12837 Central Decatur (Leon) (28-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-40
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Red Oak, 9/2 Mt. Ayr/Diagonal (Mt. Ayr), 9/9 at Earlham, 9/16 Griswold, 9/23 at Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale), 9/30 at Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), 10/7 St. Albert (Council Bluffs), 10/14 Southeast Warren (Liberty Center), 10/21 at Riverside (Oakland)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Ayr/Diagonal (Mt. Ayr) (4.7), St. Albert (Council Bluffs) (-5.8), Earlham (-10)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Oakland) (-48.8), Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) (-47.2), Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (-42)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13475
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%