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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Jared Pospisil
League: 1A District 4 (moving from 2A District 6)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #29

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -10.9
2024 National Rank: #7270
2024 State Rank: #152
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -27.8
2025 National Rank*: #8081
2025 State Rank*: #173
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -15.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8863
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 11-34 (8-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4908
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 38.6
Dynasty Record: 124-96 (83-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 3-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 13.8
2024 Points Against Average: 23.1
2024 Differential: -9.3
2024 Wins: #6301 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (14-0), #7693 Jesup (27-20), #12004 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (42-6)
2024 Losses: #1169 Mt. Vernon (43-6), #1325 Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe) (53-7), #3521 Mid-Prairie (Wellman) (35-7), #4284 West Marshall (State Center) (14-0), #8650 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (14-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 42-39
Recent State Championships: 2011 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2014 (2A District 6), 2012 (2A District 3), 2010 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at New Hampton, 9/5 South Tama County (Tama), 9/12 at Oelwein, 9/19 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg), 9/26 Jesup, 10/3 at Hudson, 10/10 at Columbus (Waterloo), 10/17 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (2.7), Hudson (-12.1), Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) (-26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Oelwein (-48.9), South Tama County (Tama) (-41.9), Jesup (-31.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (0.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -27.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -29.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #203
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1137
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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