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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Gary Swenson
League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 3)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Rocky Lombardi 6'3.5" 215 Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
John Raridon 6'2" 255 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2015 National Rank: #707
2015 State Rank: #3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2016 National Rank: #745
2016 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34.9
Dynasty National Rank: #440
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 139-24 (59-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 40.8
2015 Points Against Average: 11.8
2015 Differential: +29
2015 Wins: #1728 Johnston (20-17), #2145 Waukee (44-13), #2145 Waukee (42-7), #2874 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (38-0), #6744 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (33-0), #6737 Ames (50-7), #7802 Hoover (Des Moines) (62-18), #9695 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (76-6), #10660 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (55-7), #12066 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (69-0)
2015 Losses: #211 Dowling (West Des Moines) (24-6), #211 Dowling (West Des Moines) (38-21), #3708 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (16-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 86-55
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A District 3), 2013 (4A Division 1), 2012 (4A Division 1), 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2006 (Iowa), 2005 (Iowa), 2004 (Iowa), 2003 (Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Bettendorf/Morning Star Academy (Bettendorf) (49-13), 9/2/16 Waukee (34-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Bettendorf/Morning Star Academy (Bettendorf), 9/2 at Waukee, 9/9 Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/16 at Johnston, 9/23 Fort Dodge, 9/30 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/7 at Indianola, 10/14 Newton, 10/21 Marshalltown
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dowling (West Des Moines) (55.5), Waukee (21.1), Johnston (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Newton (-14.3), Marshalltown (-10.7), Indianola (-3.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (19.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4997
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%



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