Western Dubuque (Epworth, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Scarlet/Black/White
Coach: Justin Penner
League: 4A District 6 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -4.5
2015 National Rank: #8996
2015 State Rank: #121
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.5
2016 National Rank: #9771
2016 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7558
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 54-66 (41-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 18.7
2015 Points Against Average: 26.4
2015 Differential: -7.7
2015 Wins: #6237 Beckman (Dyersville) (22-12), #12328 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt) (33-7), #12507 Marion (38-20)
2015 Losses: #1666 West Delaware (Manchester) (50-12), #2860 Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (35-12), #3392 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (34-21), #5171 Solon (36-7), #6656 Maquoketa (24-6), #9711 Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque) (20-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-45
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/23/15 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt) (33-7), 8/26/16 Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque) (24-3), 9/2/16 Beckman (Dyersville) (28-17)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque), 9/2 Beckman (Dyersville), 9/9 Waterloo West/Waterloo Christian (Waterloo), 9/16 at Cedar Falls, 9/23 Pleasant Valley, 9/30 at North Scott (Eldridge), 10/7 at Dubuque, 10/14 Davenport West (Davenport), 10/21 at Hempstead (Dubuque)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Valley (5.8), Cedar Falls (4.6), Beckman (Dyersville) (0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Davenport West (Davenport) (-27.5), Dubuque (-19.1), Wahlert/Marquette (Dubuque) (-7.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9667
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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