West Delaware (Manchester, IA) previews home 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% |