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GENERAL
Coach: Duane Foster
League: A District 3 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 6-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Harter 6'7" 205 TE/DE 5.05
Parker Landsgard 6'4" 205 TE/DE 5.2
Holten Robinson 5'9" 150 WR/DB 4.56

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, TEs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 13.5
2020 National Rank: #3195
2020 State Rank: #60
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -7.8
2021 National Rank: #4780
2021 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 11.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5449
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19
Dynasty Record: 138-55 (90-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 33.9
2020 Points Against Average: 12.3
2020 Differential: +21.6
2020 Wins: #4529 MFL MarMac (Monona) (21-20), #4968 Lisbon (15-8), #5478 Denver (42-20), #5925 Newman Catholic (Mason City) (20-7), #8465 East Buchanan (Winthrop) (33-8), #9788 Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg) (49-6), #10633 Starmont (Arlington) (58-0), #10633 Starmont (Arlington) (28-8), #13224 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (66-0)
2020 Losses: #1120 Regina (Iowa City) (32-27), #4738 South Winneshiek (Calmar) (26-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 55-49
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2017 (A District 4), 2016 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2013, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; 1A District 5), 2009 (A District 4), 2007 (A District 5), 2006 (A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Denver, 9/3 at Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua), 9/10 Grundy Center, 9/17 AGWSR (Ackley), 9/24 at Hudson, 10/1 South Winneshiek (Calmar), 10/8 at North Tama (Traer), 10/15 BCLUW (Conrad)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Grundy Center (16.7), Denver (-7.6), South Winneshiek (Calmar) (-8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) (-46.7), BCLUW (Conrad) (-40.5), North Tama (Traer) (-34.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 (-2.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7262
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%