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GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/White
League: 4A District 5
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2024 National Rank: #1941
2024 State Rank: #39
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 11.1
2025 National Rank*: #1771
2025 State Rank*: #39
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 14.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2656
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 25-24 (15-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3342
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 125-88 (85-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 26.1
2024 Points Against Average: 19.9
2024 Differential: +6.2
2024 Wins: #2032 Indianola (16-14), #4049 Boone (42-0), #4779 Creston (55-28), #5320 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (31-14), #10782 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (56-8)
2024 Losses: #345 North Polk (Alleman) (29-8), #782 Humboldt (21-16), #877 Pella (29-17), #1081 Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) (28-10), #1243 A-D-M (Adel) (28-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 68-39
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Pella, 9/5 at A-D-M (Adel), 9/12 Nevada, 9/19 Humboldt, 9/26 at North Polk (Alleman), 10/3 at Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/10 Gilbert, 10/17 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/24 Carlisle
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Polk (Alleman) (26.8), Pella (26.1), Humboldt (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-49.5), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (-13.3), Carlisle (-5.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (17.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #12
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #206
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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