Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines, IA)       previews home


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GENERAL
Nickname: Railsplitters
Colors: Maroon/Gold
League: 5A District 4 (moving from 5A Group 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #36

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -29.3
2024 National Rank: #10532
2024 State Rank: #223
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -10
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -43.1
2025 National Rank*: #10565
2025 State Rank*: #219
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -16.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9156
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 10-26 (3-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5565
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 51.5
Dynasty Record: 94-104 (53-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 1-8
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 10.1
2024 Points Against Average: 41.6
2024 Differential: -31.5
2024 Wins: #10782 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (21-14)
2024 Losses: #423 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (49-0), #1684 Waukee (56-0), #1866 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (54-6), #4543 Ottumwa (62-21), #5041 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (41-7), #7441 Marshalltown (28-14), #8750 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (40-14), #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (30-8)
2024 Opponents W-L: 39-48
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2005 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/5 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/12 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/19 at Ottumwa, 9/26 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 10/3 at Indianola, 10/10 Urbandale, 10/17 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/24 at Valley (West Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Valley (West Des Moines) (27.3), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (16.9), Indianola (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-49.5), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-36.6), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-23.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -10.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #106
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #760
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-8
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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