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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Jared Pospisil
League: 2A District 6
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -2.6
2023 National Rank: #6136
2023 State Rank: #135
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -16.1
2024 National Rank*: #5855
2024 State Rank*: #117
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -16.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9444
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 10-36 (8-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4806
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.9
Dynasty Record: 121-91 (81-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 3-7
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 14
2023 Points Against Average: 26.5
2023 Differential: -12.5
2023 Wins: #5655 Waukon (21-7), #7912 West Marshall (State Center) (14-6), #11270 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (38-8)
2023 Losses: #440 Van Meter (56-0), #904 Mt. Vernon (33-0), #2050 West Delaware (Manchester) (42-12), #2226 Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (49-21), #4920 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (23-7), #5610 Jesup (13-7), #8196 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (28-20)
2023 Opponents W-L: 55-43
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2014, 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 9/6 at Mt. Vernon, 9/13 at West Delaware (Manchester), 9/20 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 9/27 at Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe), 10/4 Jesup, 10/11 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/18 West Marshall (State Center)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Mt. Vernon (20.8), West Delaware (Manchester) (6.9), Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (-50.3), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (-33.1), West Marshall (State Center) (-28.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (9.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #116
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3061
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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