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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jon Pedersen
League: A District 6
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #24

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -4.9
2023 National Rank: #6628
2023 State Rank: #145
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -27.7
2024 National Rank*: #8014
2024 State Rank*: #167
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -12.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8676
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 22-24 (14-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10409
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20
Dynasty Record: 97-99 (58-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 17.1
2023 Points Against Average: 18.2
2023 Differential: -1.1
2023 Wins: #6104 Earlham (14-13), #7063 Mount Ayr (31-14), #9609 North Mahaska (New Sharon) (35-16), #9747 Wayne (Corydon) (21-8), #10307 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (33-16), #12517 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (23-0)
2023 Losses: #2729 Madrid (26-7), #2729 Madrid (42-0), #5584 Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (22-0), #6104 Earlham (25-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 50-42
Recent League Championships: 2019 (A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Earlham, 9/6 at Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), 9/13 North Mahaska (New Sharon), 9/20 Mount Ayr, 9/27 at Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale), 10/4 at Madrid, 10/11 Wayne (Corydon), 10/18 at Lynnville-Sully (Sully)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Madrid (-0.2), Earlham (-16.6), Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (-26.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (-63.3), Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (-42.4), North Mahaska (New Sharon) (-40.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6 (-5.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -31.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #220
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5531
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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