Le Mars (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black Coach: Gabe Tardive League: 3A District 1 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Gabe Eckstaine 6'2" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.62 Cody Franck 6'3" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.82 Tyson Weiler 6'3" 195 Senior WR/LB 4.99 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB Experience Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 12.5 2016 National Rank: #4584 2016 State Rank: #68 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 7 2017 National Rank: #5692 2017 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4807 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5 Dynasty Record: 79-61 (60-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 26.3 2016 Points Against Average: 20.3 2016 Differential: +6 2016 Wins: #5636 Spirit Lake (40-12), #5903 Sioux Center (24-10), #6204 Spencer (16-10), #7759 Humboldt (46-23), #9686 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (51-14), #11011 Algona (34-14) 2016 Losses: #2169 Storm Lake/Storm Lake St. Mary (Storm Lake) (24-0), #3325 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (35-0), #4070 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (41-26) 2016 Opponents W-L: 39-44 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/7/16 Spencer (16-10), 10/14/16 Algona (34-14), 10/21/16 Humboldt (46-23) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Sioux Center, 9/1 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/8 at Spirit Lake, 9/15 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/22 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/29 Storm Lake, 10/6 at Spencer, 10/13 Algona, 10/20 at Humboldt Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (19.9), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (18.3), Spirit Lake (11.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-12.6), Algona (-12.3), Humboldt (-1.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6107 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |