Hampton-Dumont (Hampton, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Red Coach: Dan Aalbers League: 2A District 2 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience, Nearly All Starters Return RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -18.1 2016 National Rank: #11267 2016 State Rank: #210 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.6 2017 National Rank: #9768 2017 State Rank: #169 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.8 Dynasty National Rank: #8790 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 68-68 (44-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.6 2016 Points Against Average: 39.2 2016 Differential: -22.6 2016 Wins: #8237 Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS/Cal (Clarion) (41-34) 2016 Losses: #3396 New Hampton (42-14), #3908 Crestwood (Cresco) (54-20), #5079 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (41-0), #5418 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (42-14), #7450 Forest City (21-12), #7759 Humboldt (51-14), #7897 Clear Lake (34-12), #10029 Osage (34-22) 2016 Opponents W-L: 41-42 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2007 (2A District 3), 2006 (2A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/21/16 Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS/Cal (Clarion) (41-34) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 9/1 Humboldt, 9/8 at Crestwood (Cresco), 9/15 at New Hampton, 9/22 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner), 9/29 at Clear Lake, 10/6 Forest City, 10/13 at Osage, 10/20 Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS/Cal (Clarion) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Crestwood (Cresco) (20.2), New Hampton (16.6), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (11.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Osage (-8.4), Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS/Cal (Clarion) (-3.2), Humboldt (-1.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5744 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 8th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%