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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
League: 2A District 8 (moving from 2A District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Adlai Lounsbury 6'4" 195 Senior K

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2024 National Rank: #1272
2024 State Rank: #22
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -8.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 12.3
2025 National Rank*: #1661
2025 State Rank*: #34
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 37.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #442
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 59-4 (25-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3582
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 192-55 (107-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 10-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 38.5
2024 Points Against Average: 8.7
2024 Differential: +29.8
2024 Wins: #3283 Anamosa (31-0), #3706 Underwood (17-7), #4284 West Marshall (State Center) (47-0), #4751 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (24-0), #5963 Clarinda (45-0), #7871 Chariton (38-3), #8209 Albia (56-10), #9694 Interstate # (Truro) (49-7), #9963 Centerville (54-0), #12589 Clarke (Osceola) (56-0)
2024 Losses: #205 West Lyon (Inwood) (49-24), #782 Humboldt (28-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 70-50
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2017 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (2A District 7), 2023 (2A District 7), 2022 (1A District 7), 2021 (1A District 7), 2020 (1A District 8), 2019 (1A District 8), 2018 (1A District 8), 2017 (1A District 6), 2016 (1A District 6), 2015 (1A District 8), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A District 8), 2013 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Des Moines Christian (Des Moines), 9/5 Treynor, 9/12 Winterset, 9/19 at Woodward-Granger (Woodward), 9/26 at Clarinda, 10/3 Chariton, 10/10 at Grand View Christian (Des Moines), 10/17 Clarke (Osceola)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Winterset (-2.1), Treynor (-4), Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (-5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Clarke (Osceola) (-63), Grand View Christian (Des Moines) (-41.8), Chariton (-28.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (2.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -20.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #170
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #943
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 51%



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