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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






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