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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/Black/White
League: 2A District 8 (moving from 2A District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #23

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -4.1
2024 National Rank: #5963
2024 State Rank: #132
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -13.7
2025 National Rank*: #5430
2025 State Rank*: #121
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -0.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5472
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-20 (19-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7558
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 95-87 (67-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 29.9
2024 Points Against Average: 15.1
2024 Differential: +14.8
2024 Wins: #7871 Chariton (47-7), #8726 Shenandoah (20-19), #9694 Interstate # (Truro) (33-0), #9963 Centerville (47-15), #10501 Red Oak (46-0), #12589 Clarke (Osceola) (64-0)
2024 Losses: #1272 Van Meter (45-0), #3722 Treynor (20-6), #4898 Greene County (Jefferson) (30-6)
2024 Opponents W-L: 39-45
Recent League Championships: 2004, 2003 (2A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Creston, 9/5 at Shenandoah, 9/12 Underwood, 9/19 at Chariton, 9/26 Van Meter, 10/3 Grand View Christian (Des Moines), 10/10 at Clarke (Osceola), 10/17 Woodward-Granger (Woodward)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Van Meter (17.1), Underwood (-1.9), Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (-5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Clarke (Osceola) (-63), Grand View Christian (Des Moines) (-41.8), Shenandoah (-35.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (-11.8 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -21.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #174
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1224
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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