Earlham (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Royal Blue/Red/White Coach: Joe Beckett League: A District 7 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.8 2016 National Rank: #7861 2016 State Rank: #138 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.1 2017 National Rank: #6587 2017 State Rank: #104 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.5 Dynasty National Rank: #12390 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 70-68 (54-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.2 2016 Points Against Average: 23.6 2016 Differential: +8.6 2016 Wins: #9446 Southwest Valley (Corning) (32-14), #11395 Griswold (17-0), #12446 Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) (61-6), #12699 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (45-14), #13951 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (70-24), #14294 Riverside (Oakland) (63-12) 2016 Losses: #2096 Van Meter (41-0), #2577 Bishop Garrigan (Algona) (37-6), #2954 St. Albert (Council Bluffs) (49-0), #3883 Madrid (39-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-40 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; A District 8) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Van Meter, 9/1 at Madrid, 9/8 at Southwest Valley (Corning), 9/15 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale), 9/22 at St. Albert (Council Bluffs), 9/29 Riverside (Oakland), 10/6 at Griswold, 10/13 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), 10/20 at Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Van Meter (30.8), St. Albert (Council Bluffs) (26.5), Madrid (14) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Oakland) (-54.3), Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (-38.6), Southeast Warren (Liberty Center) (-25.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 (-3.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10541 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.