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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Kevin Miller
League: 3A District 5 (moving from 2A District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2020 National Rank: #2552
2020 State Rank: #49
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 7.6
2021 National Rank: #2311
2021 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #591
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.9
Dynasty Record: 184-29 (106-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 31.3
2020 Points Against Average: 14.8
2020 Differential: +16.5
2020 Wins: #3759 Independence (37-21), #5041 Mt. Vernon (42-14), #7765 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (41-14), #8483 Oelwein (41-12), #8960 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (28-6), #9326 South Tama County (Tama) (42-7), #11618 Union (La Porte City) (42-0)
2020 Losses: #529 Waukon (24-8), #2158 Washington (33-18), #3691 Williamsburg (17-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 50-37
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009 (2A), 2008 (2A), 2007 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (2A District 6), 2019 (3A District 6), 2018 (3A District 6), 2017, 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A District 4), 2013 (3A District 6), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 6), 2011 (3A District 6), 2010 (3A District 6), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A District 5), 2005 (2A District 4), 2003 (2A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 West Liberty, 9/3 at Mt. Vernon, 9/10 Williamsburg, 9/17 at Assumption (Davenport), 9/24 West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington), 10/1 at Washington, 10/8 Fairfield, 10/15 at Grinnell, 10/22 Keokuk
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Assumption (Davenport) (20.9), Grinnell (9.8), Washington (9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (-47), Keokuk (-27.6), West Burlington/Notre Dame (West Burlington) (-26.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (4.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3501
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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