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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black
League: 4A District 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 10.3
2024 National Rank: #3280
2024 State Rank: #70
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.6
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 5.4
2025 National Rank*: #2397
2025 State Rank*: #56
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 3.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4599
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 25-22 (14-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14
Dynasty National Rank: #4052
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 114-100 (77-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2024 Points For Average: 33.2
2024 Points Against Average: 18.2
2024 Differential: +15
2024 Wins: #3586 Fort Dodge (44-37), #6176 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (28-8), #6958 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley) (35-2), #8213 Storm Lake (49-0), #8609 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (49-13), #11368 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (48-16)
2024 Losses: #743 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (21-15), #2456 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (32-21), #3210 Spencer (35-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 40-47
Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2), 2006 (3A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2003 (3A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/4/24 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (48-16), 10/10/24 Fort Dodge (44-37), 10/18/24 Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (49-13), 10/25/24 Storm Lake (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 9/5 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/12 at Sioux Center, 9/19 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/26 Spencer, 10/3 at Sioux City West (Sioux City), 10/10 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 10/17 at Fort Dodge, 10/24 Storm Lake
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (27.4), MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (11.6), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (7.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-51.4), Storm Lake (-29.3), Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-17.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #85
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #636
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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