Van Meter (IA)       previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Eric Trudo League: 2A District 7 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank*: #4 RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 42.5 2023 National Rank: #440 2023 State Rank: #5 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.8 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.5 2024 Starting Power Rating*: 21.2 2024 National Rank*: #926 2024 State Rank*: #10 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 39.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #381 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18.3 5-Year Dynasty Record: 61-3 (25-0 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3877 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 182-53 (102-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 13-0 2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 47.3 2023 Points Against Average: 12 2023 Differential: +35.3 2023 Wins: #524 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (24-21), #1078 Underwood (21-14), #1942 Monticello (35-21), #2226 Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (31-21), #2261 Humboldt (52-14), #3584 Clarinda (56-22), #5622 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (56-17), #6136 Union (La Porte City) (56-0), #6769 Clarke (Osceola) (48-10), #7537 Albia (56-7), #8223 Interstate # (Truro) (47-3), #8477 Chariton (70-0), #8755 Centerville (63-6) 2023 Losses: none 2023 Opponents W-L: 75-55 Recent State Championships: 2023, 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2017 (1A) Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (1A District 7), 2021 (1A District 7), 2020 (1A District 8), 2019 (1A District 8), 2018 (1A District 8), 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015 (1A District 8), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A District 8), 2013 (1A District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 24 Streak List: 9/9/22 Winterset (42-17), 9/16/22 Panorama (Panora) (69-3), 9/23/22 West Central Valley (Stuart) (48-0), 9/30/22 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (42-0), 10/7/22 Interstate #35 (Truro) (63-7), 10/14/22 Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) (54-0), 10/21/22 Pleasantville (49-0), 10/28/22 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (42-0), 11/4/22 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (45-0), 11/11/22 West Branch (48-17), 11/18/22 West Sioux (Hawarden) (35-7), 8/25/23 Underwood (21-14), 9/1/23 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (56-17), 9/8/23 Humboldt (52-14), 9/15/23 Clarinda (56-22), 9/22/23 Clarke (Osceola) (48-10), 9/29/23 Chariton (70-0), 10/6/23 Centerville (63-6), 10/13/23 Interstate #35 (Truro) (47-3), 10/20/23 Albia (56-7), 10/27/23 Union (La Porte City) (56-0), 11/3/23 Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (31-21), 11/11/23 Monticello (35-21), 11/17/23 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (24-21) SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/30 Underwood, 9/6 at Des Moines Christian (Des Moines), 9/13 Humboldt, 9/20 Clarinda, 9/27 at Clarke (Osceola), 10/4 at Chariton, 10/11 Centerville, 10/18 at Interstate #35 (Truro) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Underwood (16.5), Humboldt (4.9), Clarinda (-4.1) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Clarke (Osceola) (-42.1), Centerville (-33), Interstate #35 (Truro) (-32.1) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (9.9 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -17.2 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19.3 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #131 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3369 2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1 2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 50% 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)