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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Doug Winkowitsch
League: 3A District 4 (moving from 3A District 3)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
John Nagel 6'6" 230 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Dual-Threat QBs, Backfield/WR Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Many Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2015 National Rank: #1666
2015 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2016 National Rank: #2448
2016 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2372
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 106-34 [105-35 on the field] (66-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.9
2015 Points Against Average: 15.7
2015 Differential: +22.2
2015 Wins: #3254 Independence (13-9), #3392 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (48-21), #3392 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (21-10), #4938 Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly) (47-25), #5171 Solon (37-14), #6656 Maquoketa (45-10), #7173 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (35-7), #7331 Crestwood (Cresco) (28-15), #8076 Charles City (41-20), #8678 Benton (Van Horne) (41-3), #8996 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (50-12), #12328 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt) (61-13)
2015 Losses: #618 Pella (45-26)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-65
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A District 3), 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A District 3), 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Independence (48-0), 9/2/16 Mt. Vernon (46-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Independence, 9/2 Mt. Vernon, 9/9 at Assumption (Davenport), 9/16 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/23 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt), 9/30 at Clear Creek-Amana/Iowa Mennonite (Tiffin), 10/7 at Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque), 10/14 Marion, 10/21 at Maquoketa
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (30.4), Independence (19.9), Assumption (Davenport) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt) (-22.7), Marion (-22.3), Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (-8.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (11 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8199
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%