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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
League: 5A District 1 (moving from 5A Group 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 3
2024 National Rank: #4543
2024 State Rank: #100
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.6
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -5.3
2025 National Rank*: #3973
2025 State Rank*: #92
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -15
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8717
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 9.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-26 (5-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6622
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 92-115 [93-114 on the field] (51-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 43.7
2024 Points Against Average: 29.9
2024 Differential: +13.8
2024 Wins: #6718 Ames (41-34), #7441 Marshalltown (42-28), #7653 Keokuk (47-26), #8089 Oskaloosa (69-27), #8750 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (48-12), #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (50-28), #10532 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (62-21)
2024 Losses: #1935 Northwest (Waukee) (65-13), #3646 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (28-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 24-58
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Metro), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2004 (Metro), 2003 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Oskaloosa, 9/5 at Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 9/12 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 9/19 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 9/26 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/3 at Northwest (Waukee), 10/10 Norwalk, 10/17 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/24 at Iowa City
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (37.3), Northwest (Waukee) (17), Iowa City (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-43.1), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-36.6), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -10.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -0.7
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #106
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #760
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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