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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Cyclones
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bruce Vertanen
League: 4A District 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 4 Returning Defensive Starters, DL/LB Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2018 National Rank: #6656
2018 State Rank: #93
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
2019 Starting Power Rating: -14
2019 National Rank: #6010
2019 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1989
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.4
Dynasty Record: 94-67 (48-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 24.4
2018 Points Against Average: 22.2
2018 Differential: +2.2
2018 Wins: #7894 Marshalltown (21-13), #9608 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (41-29), #10291 Iowa City (35-0), #12421 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (49-3), #12977 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (40-6)
2018 Losses: #898 Cedar Falls (31-0), #1283 Valley (West Des Moines) (45-0), #2839 Fort Dodge (52-24), #5701 Urbandale (21-10)
2018 Opponents W-L: 45-44
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Cedar Falls, 9/6 Fort Dodge, 9/13 Iowa City, 9/20 at Marshalltown, 9/27 at Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/4 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/11 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 10/18 Valley (West Des Moines), 10/25 at Urbandale
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Falls (13.9), Valley (West Des Moines) (9.1), Fort Dodge (6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-51.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-46.1), Iowa City (-43.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7848
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%