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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #13

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 17.5
2024 National Rank: #2297
2024 State Rank: #53
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 8.1
2025 National Rank*: #2076
2025 State Rank*: #48
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 5.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4244
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-23 (11-14 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4174
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 108-99 (45-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 29.2
2024 Points Against Average: 16.7
2024 Differential: +12.5
2024 Wins: #2719 Norwalk (29-21), #4174 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (49-28), #5003 Carlisle (45-11), #5320 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (28-7), #7441 Marshalltown (35-0), #10653 Hoover (Des Moines) (49-7)
2024 Losses: #877 Pella (35-28), #1243 A-D-M (Adel) (13-8), #1281 Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah) (15-14), #1420 Gilbert (30-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 52-49
Recent League Championships: 2023 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Carlisle, 9/5 at North Polk (Alleman), 9/12 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 9/19 Indianola, 9/26 Oskaloosa, 10/3 at Pella, 10/10 at Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin), 10/17 Grinnell, 10/24 Marion
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Polk (Alleman) (26.8), Pella (26.1), Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Marion (-31.4), Oskaloosa (-25.7), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (-13.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (11.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.5
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #49
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #447
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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