| Newton (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black Coach: Ed Ergenbright League: 3A District 7 (moving from 4A District 4) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Miller 6'0" 180 Senior RB 4.73 Jaise Gulling 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.92 Ben Peterson 6'1" 285 Senior OL 5.28 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Starting OL Returning, 3 DL Are Back Team Weaknesses: Replacing Skill Positions RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7 2017 National Rank: #5300 2017 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8 2018 National Rank: #5074 2018 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3816 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.7 Dynasty Record: 76-66 (30-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 45.8 2017 Points Against Average: 32.2 2017 Differential: +13.6 2017 Wins: #5315 Indianola (45-44), #6613 Fort Dodge (71-70), #11632 Marshalltown (49-28), #12150 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (56-26), #12445 Burlington (47-26), #12463 Ottumwa (42-7), #13593 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (60-2) 2017 Losses: #1542 Valley (West Des Moines) (38-28), #2062 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (49-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 27-56 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/20/17 Indianola (45-44) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 PCM (Monroe), 8/31 Boone, 9/7 at Ottumwa, 9/14 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/21 South Tama County (Tama), 9/28 at Oskaloosa, 10/5 Grinnell, 10/12 at Pella, 10/19 Knoxville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pella (20.7), Oskaloosa (1.9), Boone (-3.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ottumwa (-45.3), South Tama County (Tama) (-35.1), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-33.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7339 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |