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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 5)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 15.7
2024 National Rank: #2520
2024 State Rank: #58
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 3.9
2025 National Rank*: #2567
2025 State Rank*: #61
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 6.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4039
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-18 (17-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5001
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 114-93 (77-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 30.4
2024 Points Against Average: 15
2024 Differential: +15.4
2024 Wins: #1823 Williamsburg (21-0), #2052 Solon (21-20), #3731 Grinnell (38-7), #6881 Marion (41-13), #8503 Fairfield (29-14), #10674 South Tama County (Tama) (56-26), #12004 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (48-0)
2024 Losses: #1169 Mt. Vernon (15-13), #2052 Solon (34-27), #3387 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (21-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 49-50
Recent League Championships: 2024 (3A District 5), 2021 (3A District 4), 2019 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2004 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Fairfield, 9/5 at Mt. Vernon, 9/12 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 9/19 Solon, 9/26 Charles City, 10/3 at Clear Lake, 10/10 at Independence, 10/17 West Delaware (Manchester), 10/24 at Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Independence (25.2), Mt. Vernon (16.8), Clear Lake (5.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (-50.9), Charles City (-30.9), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (-29.9)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (2.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -10.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #103
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #639
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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