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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Cyclones
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Kevin Ferguson
League: 5A Group 2 (moving from 4A Group 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

D1 PROSPECT
Corey Phillips 6'5" 235 Senior TE

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -8.3
2020 National Rank: #7637
2020 State Rank: #154
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2021 Starting Power Rating: -16.8
2021 National Rank: #6669
2021 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2467
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.6
Dynasty Record: 99-78 (51-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 2-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (5th)
2020 Points For Average: 23
2020 Points Against Average: 39
2020 Differential: -16
2020 Wins: #10658 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (35-31), #11074 Ottumwa (42-21)
2020 Losses: #324 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (48-0), #2624 Urbandale (40-13), #2645 Indianola (31-0), #2860 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (21-17), #5694 Fort Dodge (81-54)
2020 Opponents W-L: 25-34
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Marshalltown, 9/3 Fort Dodge, 9/10 Iowa City, 9/17 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 9/24 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/1 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/8 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 10/15 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/22 at Johnston
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Dowling (West Des Moines) (13), Johnston (7.9), Fort Dodge (-11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-52.1), Sioux City North (Sioux City) (-35.8), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-23.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (8.3 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6702
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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