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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Zach Wigle
League: 5A Group 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #26

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -11
2023 National Rank: #7804
2023 State Rank: #175
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -23.6
2024 National Rank*: #7270
2024 State Rank*: #155
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -18.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9908
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-31 (4-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6805
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 28.5
Dynasty Record: 85-113 [86-112 on the field] (49-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2023 Points For Average: 22.7
2023 Points Against Average: 36.1
2023 Differential: -13.4
2023 Wins: #6644 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (21-19), #8217 Oskaloosa (30-28), #8529 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (29-12), #11809 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (52-32)
2023 Losses: #1423 Northwest (Waukee) (76-14), #4722 Ames (62-23), #5607 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (29-20), #6158 Keokuk (23-8), #9658 Marshalltown (44-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 30-52
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 2024 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/13/23 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (52-32), 10/20/23 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (21-19)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Keokuk, 9/5 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/13 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 9/20 at Oskaloosa, 9/27 at Marshalltown, 10/4 Ames, 10/11 Northwest (Waukee), 10/18 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/25 Waterloo West (Waterloo)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Northwest (Waukee) (17.6), Ames (-6.4), Keokuk (-17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-57.6), Oskaloosa (-37.2), Marshalltown (-32.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -23.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #169
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4145
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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