GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 5A Group 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Cael Deflieger 6'5" 320 Senior OL 5.3
Brayden Duerksen 6'4" 235 Senior TE 4.7
Carter Dawley 5'11" 265 Senior DL 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Gabe Burkle 6'7" 240 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Key Offensive Starters Return At RB/TE/WR
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Leading Tacklers
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 22.4
2021 National Rank: #1868
2021 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2022 Starting Power Rating: 10
2022 National Rank: #1721
2022 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2377
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 106-83 (63-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 29.5
2021 Points Against Average: 16.7
2021 Differential: +12.8
2021 Wins: #2204 Pleasant Valley (27-21), #2792 Linn-Mar (Marion) (36-20), #4381 Dubuque (28-14), #4405 Bettendorf (24-6), #4405 Bettendorf (54-20), #6826 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (50-14), #7254 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (55-7), #11124 Ottumwa (2-0)
2021 Losses: #257 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (21-20), #394 Ankeny (37-7), #4373 Cedar Falls (24-21)
2021 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Pleasant Valley, 9/2 Dubuque, 9/9 at Cedar Falls, 9/16 at Bettendorf, 9/23 Ottumwa, 9/30 Waterloo West (Waterloo), 10/7 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/14 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/21 Linn-Mar (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (29.8), Pleasant Valley (8.6), Dubuque (-4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Ottumwa (-47.9), Waterloo West (Waterloo) (-25), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (-17.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (14.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3613
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%