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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Rusty VanWetzinga
League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2017 National Rank: #3975
2017 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2018 National Rank: #4225
2018 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2923
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 95-58 (79-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.9
2017 Points Against Average: 18.3
2017 Differential: +21.6
2017 Wins: #5925 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (55-41), #6896 Dubuque (49-17), #7812 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (41-20), #9689 Hempstead (Dubuque) (49-14), #10921 Muscatine (63-6), #11111 Iowa City (35-0), #12267 Davenport West (Davenport) (62-7)
2017 Losses: #1955 Bettendorf (27-17), #1955 Bettendorf (28-14), #3193 North Scott (Eldridge) (23-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-46
Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A District 7), 2014 (4A District 7), 2013 (4A Mississippi), 2012 (4A Mississippi)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Bettendorf, 8/31 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/7 North Scott (Eldridge), 9/14 Davenport Central (Davenport), 9/21 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/28 Muscatine, 10/5 at Iowa City, 10/12 Davenport North (Davenport), 10/19 Linn-Mar (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City West (Iowa City) (16.5), North Scott (Eldridge) (3.6), Bettendorf (2.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City (-44.2), Davenport North (Davenport) (-40.9), Linn-Mar (Marion) (-38.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7558
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%