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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Rick Nelson
League: 5A Group 1 (moving from 4A Group 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brody Brecht 6'4" 205 Senior WR
Arland Bruce IV 5'10" 195 Senior WR
Jase Bauer 6'1" 205 Senior QB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 53.4
2020 National Rank: #127
2020 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2021 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2021 National Rank: #397
2021 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 41.4
Dynasty National Rank: #366
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 156-53 (73-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 11-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 43.5
2020 Points Against Average: 11.6
2020 Differential: +31.9
2020 Wins: #324 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (42-14), #708 Waukee (28-7), #955 Dowling (West Des Moines) (31-24), #1304 Valley (West Des Moines) (35-10), #1804 Cedar Falls (37-16), #2645 Indianola (45-14), #2860 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (48-6), #3476 Johnston (49-9), #5694 Fort Dodge (52-18), #10997 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (70-0), #10997 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (68-0)
2020 Losses: #708 Waukee (21-17)
2020 Opponents W-L: 56-49
Recent State Championships: 2020 (4A), 2012 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A Group 3), 2016 (4A District 3), 2015 (4A District 1), 2014 (4A District 1), 2012 (4A Division 2), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2008 (tied for 1st; Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2004 (Central), 2003 (Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/11/20 Fort Dodge (52-18), 9/18/20 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (68-0), 9/25/20 Valley (West Des Moines) (35-10), 10/2/20 Johnston (49-9), 10/9/20 Indianola (45-14), 10/23/20 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (70-0), 10/30/20 Cedar Falls (37-16), 11/6/20 Waukee (28-7), 11/13/20 Dowling (West Des Moines) (31-24), 11/20/20 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Waukee, 9/3 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/10 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/17 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/24 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/1 at Valley (West Des Moines), 10/8 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/15 at Northwest (Waukee), 10/22 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (35.3), Waukee (23.4), Dowling (West Des Moines) (13)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-53.1), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-23.4), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-3.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (19.8 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2157
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%



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