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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Andy Swedenhjelm
League: 3A District 6 (moving from 3A District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zay Arguello 6'1" 195 Junior QB/SS 4.7
Keith Moko 6'3" 175 Junior WR/CB 4.65
Owen Sanger 6'5" 200 Senior DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -6.3
2019 National Rank: #8005
2019 State Rank: #160
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -23.4
2020 National Rank*: #9317
2020 State Rank*: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4278
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 39.2
Dynasty Record: 84-76 (34-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 24.6
2019 Points Against Average: 30.1
2019 Differential: -5.5
2019 Wins: #9754 Ottumwa (42-21), #9791 Boone (19-13), #11315 South Tama County (Tama) (56-21)
2019 Losses: #1655 Pella (42-14), #3824 PCM (Monroe) (29-28), #3907 Grinnell (35-14), #4618 Oskaloosa (28-21), #5656 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (41-13), #6280 Knoxville (41-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 40-46
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe), 9/4 Marshalltown, 9/11 Grinnell, 9/18 at Xavier (Cedar Rapids), 9/25 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin), 10/2 Benton (Van Horne), 10/9 at Oskaloosa, 10/16 at Grinnell
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (16.6), Grinnell (10.2), Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Benton (Van Horne) (-6.7), Marshalltown (-4.7), Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (-1.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #26
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2356
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 0-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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