GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 5A Group 5 (moving from 4A Group 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Burkle 6'7" 240 Senior TE 4.7
Eli Ward 6'2" 175 WR 4.5
Evan Williams 6'7" 310 Senior OL 5.3
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Filling Holes Defensively
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2020 National Rank: #2743
2020 State Rank: #55
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2021 National Rank: #946
2021 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2493
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 98-80 (60-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 34.8
2020 Points Against Average: 19.1
2020 Differential: +15.7
2020 Wins: #1804 Cedar Falls (34-21), #5491 Linn-Mar (Marion) (42-0), #6169 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (57-21), #6556 Liberty (North Liberty) (48-14), #7665 Davenport North (Davenport) (35-0)
2020 Losses: #1790 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (35-34), #1790 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (45-14), #2593 Dubuque (17-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 26-32
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Pleasant Valley, 9/3 at Dubuque, 9/10 Cedar Falls, 9/17 Bettendorf, 9/24 at Ottumwa, 10/1 at Waterloo West (Waterloo), 10/8 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/15 Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/22 at Linn-Mar (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (35.3), Pleasant Valley (16.8), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Ottumwa (-44.5), Waterloo West (Waterloo) (-18), Linn-Mar (Marion) (-9.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (9.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1919
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%