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GENERAL
Nickname: Muskies
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jake Mueller
League: 4A District 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jackson Foulk 6'1" 215 Senior LB/QB
Nolan Bell 6'3" 275 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Alphonso Soko 5'8" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Some Defensive Interior Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Nearly All Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.3
2016 National Rank: #5075
2016 State Rank: #75
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.8
2017 National Rank: #8299
2017 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7547
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 80-60 (67-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 33.4
2016 Points Against Average: 27.2
2016 Differential: +6.2
2016 Wins: #4779 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (29-25), #6409 Pleasant Valley (27-13), #7450 North Scott (Eldridge) (30-13), #9781 Davenport Central (Davenport) (50-28), #12846 Davenport North (Davenport) (52-7)
2016 Losses: #979 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (31-27), #2084 Bettendorf/Morning Star Academy (Bettendorf) (44-16), #3488 Iowa City (36-28), #4721 Clinton/Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton) (48-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-40
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Mississippi)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/1 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/8 at Pleasant Valley, 9/15 North Scott (Eldridge), 9/22 Bettendorf, 9/28 at Davenport North (Davenport), 10/6 Iowa City, 10/13 at Davenport Central (Davenport), 10/20 Clinton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City West (Iowa City) (32.8), Iowa City (13.4), Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Davenport North (Davenport) (-32.5), Davenport Central (Davenport) (-13.6), North Scott (Eldridge) (-4.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7187
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%