Le Mars (IA)       previews home


TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH

GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gabe Tardive
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2023 National Rank: #3424
2023 State Rank: #80
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -8.7
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -9.7
2024 National Rank*: #4726
2024 State Rank*: #98
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 3.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4943
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-23 (12-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4148
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.9
Dynasty Record: 108-97 (73-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 7-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 33.2
2023 Points Against Average: 18
2023 Differential: +15.2
2023 Wins: #4524 Spencer (14-7), #5995 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (41-13), #6280 Fort Dodge (42-7), #6796 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley) (49-42), #7024 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (38-14), #9360 Storm Lake (55-14), #11260 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (56-7)
2023 Losses: #328 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (42-10), #3361 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (16-14), #3434 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (18-13)
2023 Opponents W-L: 38-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006 (3A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2003 (3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/5 at Sioux City North (Sioux City), 9/13 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley), 9/20 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/27 Spencer, 10/4 at Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/11 Fort Dodge, 10/18 at Denison-Schleswig (Denison), 10/25 Storm Lake
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (0), Spencer (-2.7), Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (-3.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-48.7), Storm Lake (-40.7), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley) (-22.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (5.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #144
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3486
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info.  If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info.




*temporary; not finalized until August 8th






Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)