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GENERAL
Nickname: Dodgers
Colors: Crimson/Black
Coach: Matt Miller
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Mosley. 5'7" 150 Senior WR
Joe Artis 6'3" 220 Senior RB
Drake Miller 6'0" 220 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2016 National Rank: #6987
2016 State Rank: #120
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2017 National Rank: #4997
2017 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7965
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 62-72 (29-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.6
2016 Points Against Average: 26.2
2016 Differential: -7.6
2016 Wins: #4779 Ames (28-21), #6571 Newton (43-21), #8654 Mason City (25-12), #10961 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (16-0)
2016 Losses: #438 Valley (West Des Moines) (49-0), #3795 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (52-22), #4393 Cedar Falls (20-6), #6528 Indianola (27-20), #9831 Marshalltown (34-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 42-42
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Cedar Falls, 9/1 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 9/8 at Mason City, 9/15 Ames, 9/22 Valley (West Des Moines), 9/29 at Newton, 10/6 Marshalltown, 10/13 at Indianola, 10/20 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (35), Ames (15.9), Cedar Falls (13)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sioux City North (Sioux City) (-14.8), Mason City (-9.5), Marshalltown (-8.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5629
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%