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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Joe Hadachek
League: 2A District 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33
2016 National Rank: #1332
2016 State Rank: #16
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2017 National Rank: #1308
2017 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4481
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 97-47 (64-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.8
2016 Differential: +26.3
2016 Wins: #1672 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (28-12), #3759 Mt. Vernon (49-28), #3908 Crestwood (Cresco) (31-13), #4030 Waukon (37-16), #5251 Cascade (46-13), #6134 Marion (35-0), #6753 Beckman (Dyersville) (42-7), #7572 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (50-0), #10230 Monticello (42-6), #10791 Columbus (Waterloo) (69-0), #12583 Oelwein (62-0)
2016 Losses: #430 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (41-22), #1672 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (56-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-53
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (2A District 6), 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Marion, 9/1 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 9/8 Monticello, 9/15 at Oelwein, 9/22 Beckman (Dyersville), 9/29 at Columbus (Waterloo), 10/6 Waukon, 10/13 North Fayette Valley (West Union), 10/20 at Cascade
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Fayette Valley (West Union) (30), Waukon (15.6), Beckman (Dyersville) (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oelwein (-22.6), Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (-16.1), Columbus (Waterloo) (-12.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (15.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7761
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%



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