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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Zach Wigle
League: 5A Group 4 (moving from 5A Group 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -13.5
2022 National Rank: #8421
2022 State Rank: #171
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -38
2023 National Rank: #9171
2023 State Rank: #195
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10596
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 10-33 (4-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 22.8
2022 Points Against Average: 29.3
2022 Differential: -6.5
2022 Wins: #8208 Fairfield (22-16), #8428 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (32-20), #9419 Oskaloosa (21-20), #12336 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (54-6)
2022 Losses: #2263 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (49-14), #3185 Linn-Mar (Marion) (35-7), #6358 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (34-14), #6805 Burlington (42-7), #8979 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (42-34)
2022 Opponents W-L: 33-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2004 (Metro), 2003 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Keokuk, 9/1 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/7 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 9/15 Oskaloosa, 9/22 Marshalltown, 9/29 at Ames, 10/6 at Northwest (Waukee), 10/13 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/20 at Waterloo West (Waterloo)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Waukee) (5.4), Marshalltown (-16.3), Ames (-23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-45.6), Waterloo West (Waterloo) (-42.9), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-40.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7933
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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