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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Butch Pedersen
League: 1A District 5
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2021 National Rank: #4346
2021 State Rank: #69
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: 0
2022 Starting Power Rating: -8.9
2022 National Rank: #4466
2022 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2871
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.2
Dynasty Record: 169-38 (102-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 25.1
2021 Points Against Average: 13.2
2021 Differential: +11.9
2021 Wins: #6199 Mediapolis (24-21), #6843 Lisbon (12-6), #7901 Wilton (28-12), #8300 Cardinal (Eldon) (35-6), #9013 Durant (28-14), #12708 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (52-0), #13577 Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (51-6)
2021 Losses: #1409 Beckman (Dyersville) (24-7), #2888 Regina (Iowa City) (26-8), #3235 Columbus (Waterloo) (17-6)
2021 Opponents W-L: 53-40
Recent League Championships: 2019 (1A District 4), 2017 (1A District 3), 2015, 2014, 2010 (1A District 6), 2009, 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st; 1A District 6), 2005 (1A District 6), 2004 (1A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Lisbon, 9/2 vs Columbus (Waterloo), 9/9 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi), 9/16 vs Louisa-Muscatine (Letts), 9/23 vs Mediapolis, 9/30 at Durant, 10/7 Regina (Iowa City), 10/14 at Wilton
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (Waterloo) (1), Regina (Iowa City) (-2), Mediapolis (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (-61.9), Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (-56.3), Wilton (-26.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 (-5.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7667
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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