Linn-Mar (Marion, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/Black Coach: Bob Forsyth League: 5A Group 5 (moving from 4A Group 6) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #18 RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 2 2020 National Rank: #5316 2020 State Rank: #102 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2021 Starting Power Rating: -9.6 2021 National Rank: #5142 2021 State Rank: #99 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 15 Dynasty National Rank: #4380 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6 Dynasty Record: 73-96 (49-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 1-5 2020 Points For Average: 15.7 2020 Points Against Average: 33.2 2020 Differential: -17.5 2020 Wins: #6804 Iowa City (50-36) 2020 Losses: #708 Waukee (34-3), #976 Xavier (Cedar Rapids) (24-20), #1580 Hempstead (Dubuque) (28-7), #1804 Cedar Falls (35-14), #2813 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (42-0) 2020 Opponents W-L: 36-16 Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; 4A District 4), 2014 (4A District 5), 2011 (4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/27 Muscatine, 9/3 Liberty (North Liberty), 9/10 at Pleasant Valley, 9/17 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids), 9/24 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/1 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/8 Ottumwa, 10/15 at Davenport Central (Davenport), 10/22 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (35.3), Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (21.4), Pleasant Valley (16.8) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Ottumwa (-44.5), Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-33.3), Davenport Central (Davenport) (-23.4) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (24.6 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.2 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4054 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.