Mater Dei (Evansville, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Mike Goebel League: Southern Indiana Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cody Hess 5'8" 195 Senior RB Dane Maurer 5'10" 190 Senior QB/DB Bernie Boots 6'5" 290 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Starters Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Lines, Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 29.8 2010 National Rank: #1623 2010 State Rank: #34 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 32 2011 National Rank: #1118 2011 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2600 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 42-21 (21-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 12-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 34.1 2010 Points Against Average: 14.8 2010 Differential: +19.3 2010 Wins: #1901 Evansville Central (Evansville) (38-14), #3379 Castle (Newburgh) (28-14), #3801 Brownstown Central (Brownstown) (42-14), #4573 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (14-7), #5342 Bosse (Evansville) (31-21), #5433 Union County (Morganfield, KY) (42-7), #6666 Forest Park (Ferdinand) (48-14), #6812 Evansville North (Evansville) (28-3), #6843 Southridge (Huntingburg) (28-21), #7049 Mt. Vernon (46-26), #9797 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (49-6), #11688 Sullivan (62-0) 2010 Losses: #527 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (54-21), #1220 North Putnam (Roachdale) (6-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 101-67 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5 Streak List: 8/20/11 Indian Creek (Trafalgar) (33-10), 8/26/11 Evansville Central (Evansville) (49-6), 9/2/11 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (47-14), 9/9/11 Evansville North (Evansville) (24-0), 9/16/11 Bosse (Evansville) (40-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/20 at Indian Creek (Trafalgar), 8/26 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/2 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/9 at Evansville North (Evansville), 9/16 at Bosse (Evansville), 9/23 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/30 Mt. Vernon, 10/8 Castle (Newburgh), 10/14 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (37.4), Castle (Newburgh) (22.8), Evansville Central (Evansville) (19.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville North (Evansville) (-6), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-1.6), Mt. Vernon (2.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (11 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3780 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16% Opener: 8/20 at Indian Creek (Trafalgar) [projection: 35-21 win]