Central Decatur (Leon, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Jon Pedersen League: 1A District 5 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Carter Boothe 5'11" 180 Senior 4.7 Tyler Davis 6'1" 175 Senior 4.8 Cole Pedersen 6'4" 175 Sophomore 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -0.1 2016 National Rank: #7440 2016 State Rank: #127 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.4 2017 National Rank: #5375 2017 State Rank: #80 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #12120 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.6 Dynasty Record: 66-66 (38-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 30.2 2016 Points Against Average: 27 2016 Differential: +3.2 2016 Wins: #8237 Interstate #35 (Truro) (35-7), #8839 Mt. Ayr/Diagonal (Mt. Ayr) (29-13), #9335 Centerville (40-18), #12098 Clarke (Osceola) (39-8), #13590 Woodward Academy (Woodward) (69-40) 2016 Losses: #1809 Pella Christian (Pella) (56-6), #5120 Pleasantville (28-14), #9405 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (43-13), #10937 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (30-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-43 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Centerville, 9/1 at Clarke (Osceola), 9/8 at Mt. Ayr, 9/15 Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 9/22 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines), 9/29 at Interstate #35 (Truro), 10/6 Woodward Academy (Woodward), 10/13 at Pella Christian (Pella), 10/20 Pleasantville Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pella Christian (Pella) (29.8), Pleasantville (12.4), Interstate #35 (Truro) (3.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodward Academy (Woodward) (-36.9), Clarke (Osceola) (-18.9), Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (-15) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8617 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%