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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Alex Pollock
League: 2A District 3
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Thorn 6'1" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Carter Cuvelier 6'4" 200 Junior QB 4.9
Grady Brungard 6'0" 200 Senior OL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -9.3
2016 National Rank: #9573
2016 State Rank: #180
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2017 National Rank: #6821
2017 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4481
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 109-38 (76-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.9
2016 Points Against Average: 27.3
2016 Differential: -7.4
2016 Wins: #8606 West Marshall (State Center) (28-6), #8606 Saydel (Des Moines) (20-13), #10937 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (20-18), #11839 East Marshall (Le Grand) (28-14)
2016 Losses: #2140 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (35-7), #5079 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (36-6), #5479 Roland-Story (Story City) (42-14), #8344 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (46-21), #9374 South Hardin (Eldora) (36-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-44
Recent League Championships: 2011 (1A District 3), 2010 (1A District 3), 2008 (1A District 3), 2005 (1A District 3), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/14/16 East Marshall (Le Grand) (28-14), 10/21/16 Saydel (Des Moines) (20-13)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Jesup, 8/25 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner), 9/1 at Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 9/8 West Marshall (State Center), 9/15 at Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 9/22 at South Hardin (Eldora), 9/29 Roland-Story (Story City), 10/6 at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 10/13 East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/20 Saydel (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (25.8), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (11.7), Roland-Story (Story City) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-16.1), Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (-13.9), Jesup (-13.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8081
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%