Fort Dodge (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dodgers Colors: Crimson/Black Coach: Matt Miller League: 4A District 2 (moving from 4A District 4) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Drake Miller 6'1" 210 Senior QB 4.81 Dayson Clayton 6'1" 200 Sophomore RB 4.6 Dalton Schmidt 6'5" 270 Senior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 7 Offensive Starters Return, Some Key Defensive Statistical Leaders Are Back, Have 3 Returning OL Starters Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 1.2 2017 National Rank: #6613 2017 State Rank: #106 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.8 2018 National Rank: #5967 2018 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3975 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.9 Dynasty Record: 66-77 (30-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 38.2 2017 Points Against Average: 38 2017 Differential: +0.2 2017 Wins: #6505 Ames (62-52), #11020 Mason City (47-6), #11632 Marshalltown (49-12), #12570 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (56-0) 2017 Losses: #1542 Valley (West Des Moines) (59-14), #1922 Cedar Falls (55-7), #2062 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (52-7), #5300 Newton (71-70), #5315 Indianola (35-32) 2017 Opponents W-L: 42-43 Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Mason City, 8/31 Ames, 9/7 at Indianola, 9/14 Carroll, 9/21 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/28 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/5 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/12 at Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/19 at Marshalltown Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (14.3), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (7.9), Carroll (-5.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marshalltown (-42), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-36.3), Mason City (-34.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6485 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%