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GENERAL
Nickname: Dodgers
Colors: Crimson/Black
Coach: Matt Miller
League: 4A District 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tysen Kershaw 6'4" 185 Senior SE/FS 4.6
Dayson Clayton 6'0" 200 Junior RB/OLB 4.7
Bryson Opande 6'1" 240 Senior DE/OL 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 17.9
2018 National Rank: #2839
2018 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 6
2019 National Rank: #2316
2019 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3789
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 73-80 (34-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 38.7
2018 Points Against Average: 20.1
2018 Differential: +18.6
2018 Wins: #2380 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (22-21), #5483 Carroll (35-7), #6657 Ames (52-24), #7894 Marshalltown (46-6), #8661 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (51-13), #9171 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (68-13), #12553 Mason City (48-0)
2018 Losses: #440 Dowling (West Des Moines) (41-0), #1640 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (49-44), #4758 Indianola (27-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 52-48
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Iowa)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Mason City, 9/6 at Ames, 9/13 Indianola, 9/20 at Carroll, 9/27 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/4 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/11 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/18 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/25 Marshalltown
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (1.9), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (-2.7), Indianola (-8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mason City (-53.9), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-35.2), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-21.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #70
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7128
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%