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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Gary Swenson
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rocky Lombardi 6'3.5" 215 Senior QB
Cole Hahn 5'10" 195 Senior K

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 45.8
2016 National Rank: #439
2016 State Rank: #5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35
2017 National Rank: #1103
2017 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.3
Dynasty National Rank: #432
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 149-25 (64-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.5
2016 Points Against Average: 6.8
2016 Differential: +34.7
2016 Wins: #202 Dowling (West Des Moines) (16-9), #1318 Waukee (34-7), #2084 Bettendorf/Morning Star Academy (Bettendorf) (49-13), #2816 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (45-7), #3044 Johnston (52-9), #3795 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (45-0), #6528 Indianola (49-10), #6571 Newton (59-6), #6982 Fort Dodge (49-0), #9831 Marshalltown (49-0)
2016 Losses: #612 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (14-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-42
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2005, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (4A District 3), 2013 (4A Division 1), 2012 (4A Division 1), 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2007 (Central Iowa Metro - Iowa), 2006 (Iowa), 2005 (Iowa), 2004 (Iowa), 2003 (Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Bettendorf, 9/1 Waukee, 9/8 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/15 Johnston, 9/22 at Fort Dodge, 9/29 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/6 Indianola, 10/13 at Newton, 10/20 at Marshalltown
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dowling (West Des Moines) (49.5), Waukee (31.1), Johnston (22)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marshalltown (-8.5), Indianola (3), Newton (7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 (23.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3177
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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