Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Rick Streiff
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Colin Sandor 6'1" 255 Senior C [Air Force]
Sampson Levingston 6'1" 195 Senior WR
Stu Stanley 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.6

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
John Turner 6'1" 195 Senior DB [Notre Dame]
Jacob Bailey 6'5" 260 Senior OL [Indiana]
John Roby 5'9" 160 Senior WR
Anthony Corsaro 6'3" 230 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 59.2
2011 National Rank: #63
2011 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: 46.7
2012 National Rank: #276
2012 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 45.4
Dynasty National Rank: #65
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 91-30

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-3
2011 League Record/Finish:  
2011 Points For Average: 35.1
2011 Points Against Average: 15.9
2011 Differential: +19.2
2011 Wins: #57 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (26-24), #408 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (21-14), #471 Centerville (OH) (34-17), #726 Columbus East (Columbus) (62-7), #855 Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (39-31), #1100 Washington (South Bend) (42-7), #1136 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (35-0), #1200 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (20-13), #2277 Greenwood (38-14), #2458 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (42-3), #3829 Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis) (47-7), #5911 Mooresville (61-14)
2011 Losses: #2 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (36-14), #7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (27-24), #39 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (24-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 137-52
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 8/24 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 8/31 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/7 at Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/15 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne), 9/21 Trinity (Louisville, KY), 9/28 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL), 10/5 at Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis), 10/12 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville, KY) (92), Warren Central (Indianapolis) (65.7), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (64.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis) (12.8), Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (28.2), Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (34.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.9 (37.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%