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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Ed Ergenbright
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #23

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2023 National Rank: #2926
2023 State Rank: #67
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -14.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -13.7
2024 National Rank*: #5405
2024 State Rank*: #109
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 0.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5494
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 21-25 (9-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4387
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27
Dynasty Record: 102-95 (42-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2023 Points For Average: 24.4
2023 Points Against Average: 20.1
2023 Differential: +4.3
2023 Wins: #2518 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (20-3), #2645 Pella (21-18), #3709 Gilbert (21-2), #5626 Carlisle (44-6), #9658 Marshalltown (45-0), #11168 Hoover (Des Moines) (34-8)
2023 Losses: #727 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (41-2), #1017 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (42-21), #1110 A-D-M (Adel) (49-21), #2896 Norwalk (32-15)
2023 Opponents W-L: 53-47
Recent League Championships: 2023 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at A-D-M (Adel), 9/6 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 9/13 at Norwalk, 9/20 Marshalltown, 9/27 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/4 at Pella, 10/11 Carlisle, 10/18 at Gilbert, 10/25 Hoover (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: A-D-M (Adel) (19.3), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (15), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Hoover (Des Moines) (-47.7), Marshalltown (-32.9), Pella (-15.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (13.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #57
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2047
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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