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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon/White
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 3)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2024 National Rank: #1100
2024 State Rank: #19
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +6.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 24.8
2025 National Rank*: #779
2025 State Rank*: #12
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 17.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2192
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 7.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 40-11 (20-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6153
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 91-117 (48-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 31.6
2024 Points Against Average: 15.3
2024 Differential: +16.3
2024 Wins: #1823 Williamsburg (21-14), #1953 North Fayette Valley (West Union) (42-14), #2098 West Delaware (Manchester) (13-7), #3958 Crestwood (Cresco) (41-27), #5166 Waukon (35-8), #5836 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (57-33), #8273 Central DeWitt (DeWitt) (39-3), #8656 Maquoketa (69-0)
2024 Losses: #273 Wahlert (Dubuque) (24-7), #273 Wahlert (Dubuque) (17-10), #1281 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (21-14)
2024 Opponents W-L: 69-43
Recent League Championships: 2023 (tied for 1st; 3A District 3), 2022 (3A District 3), 2019 (3A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 North Fayette Valley (West Union), 9/5 Washington, 9/12 at Crestwood (Cresco), 9/19 at Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/26 Clear Lake, 10/3 at West Delaware (Manchester), 10/10 Benton (Van Horne), 10/17 at Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 10/24 Charles City
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Fayette Valley (West Union) (10.8), Clear Lake (5.1), Benton (Van Horne) (3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Charles City (-30.9), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (-29.9), Washington (-24.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (17.3 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -9.1
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #98
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #706
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-0
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 60%



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