Central Decatur (Leon, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jon Pedersen
League: A District 6 (moving from 1A District 6)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -9.8
2022 National Rank: #7702
2022 State Rank: #160
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -27.2
2023 National Rank: #7200
2023 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9510
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 20-25 (14-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 27
2022 Points Against Average: 27.8
2022 Differential: -0.8
2022 Wins: #6987 Pleasantville (27-0), #11229 Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (48-0), #11715 Panorama (Panora) (61-27), #13399 Cardinal (Eldon) (56-20)
2022 Losses: #2349 Pella Christian (Pella) (48-14), #2467 Sigourney-Keota (Sigourney) (53-6), #3597 Mediapolis (52-7), #5281 Mount Ayr (33-13), #6318 Southwest Valley (Corning) (17-11)
2022 Opponents W-L: 49-37
Recent League Championships: 2019 (A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Earlham, 9/1 Nodaway Valley (Greenfield), 9/8 at North Mahaska (New Sharon), 9/15 at Mount Ayr, 9/22 Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale), 9/29 Madrid, 10/6 at Wayne (Corydon), 10/13 Lynnville-Sully (Sully)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (4.5), Mount Ayr (-15.1), Madrid (-17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Nodaway Valley (Greenfield) (-60), Wayne (Corydon) (-57.8), North Mahaska (New Sharon) (-56.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 (-6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7878
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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