Muscatine (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Muskies Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jake Mueller League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 7) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Carson Borde 6'1" 170 Senior P Dalton Sell 5'10" 210 Senior DL Tim Nimely 5'7" 185 Sophomore RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB/DB/DL/P Experience Team Weaknesses: Don't Have Any Game-Changing/Proven Skill Position Players RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -19.1 2017 National Rank: #10921 2017 State Rank: #195 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -34.1 2018 National Rank: #10762 2018 State Rank: #191 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4510 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 50.2 Dynasty Record: 82-67 (69-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 12.6 2017 Points Against Average: 42.4 2017 Differential: -29.8 2017 Wins: #11111 Iowa City (21-16), #11498 Davenport North (Davenport) (36-33) 2017 Losses: #845 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (51-3), #1955 Bettendorf (58-20), #3193 North Scott (Eldridge) (44-7), #3975 Pleasant Valley (63-6), #6269 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (50-6), #6950 Davenport Central (Davenport) (40-7), #10409 Clinton (27-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-34 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Mississippi) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Davenport Central (Davenport), 8/31 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 9/6 at Davenport West (Davenport), 9/14 Johnston, 9/21 Iowa City, 9/28 at Pleasant Valley, 10/5 Linn-Mar (Marion), 10/12 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/19 at Davenport North (Davenport) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Johnston (24.1), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (16.5), Pleasant Valley (-3.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City (-44.2), Davenport North (Davenport) (-40.9), Davenport West (Davenport) (-38.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8172 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%