Ames (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Little Cyclones Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Kevin Ferguson League: 4A Group 2 (moving from 4A District 7) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank*: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tamin Lipsey 6'2" 190 Junior ATH Corey Phillips 6'5" 260 Junior TE Derek Papin 6'0" 180 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, LBs Team Weaknesses: No Returning OL Starters RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: -4.4 2019 National Rank: #7568 2019 State Rank: #154 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: -21.5 2020 National Rank*: #8920 2020 State Rank*: #181 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 24.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2235 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 46.1 Dynasty Record: 97-73 (51-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 3-6 2019 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2019 Points For Average: 24.9 2019 Points Against Average: 32.8 2019 Differential: -7.9 2019 Wins: #9452 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (58-21), #9767 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (48-7), #12733 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (52-12) 2019 Losses: #270 Valley (West Des Moines) (69-7), #1342 Cedar Falls (39-3), #2483 Urbandale (49-10), #4051 Fort Dodge (42-7), #6521 Marshalltown (28-14), #8470 Iowa City (28-25) 2019 Opponents W-L: 48-42 Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Fort Dodge, 9/4 Urbandale, 9/25 vs Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/2 Indianola, 10/9 vs Ottumwa, 10/16 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/23 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Urbandale (14.1), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (13.7), Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (13) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ottumwa (-25.1), Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-12.9), Fort Dodge (-2.2) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 0.2 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.2 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2976 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-6 2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |