Mater Dei (Evansville, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Mike Goebel
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Goebel 5'9" 175 Senior RB
Julian Weidner 5'10" 165 Junior DB/WR
Jacob Fleming 5'8" 150 Senior WR/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Polk 6'3" 230 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Attitude/Work Ethic, Size On Line, Some Skill Position Players Return
Team Weaknesses: Several Key Positions Have Little Or No Varsity Experience, Will Have To Grow Together Quickly To Be Competitive

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 29.9
2012 National Rank: #1795
2012 State Rank: #41
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2013 National Rank: #2479
2013 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2222
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 47-19 (23-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 33.7
2012 Points Against Average: 19.1
2012 Differential: +14.6
2012 Wins: #2322 North Posey (Poseyville) (31-28), #2936 Lawrenceburg (33-14), #3213 Evansville Central (Evansville) (31-17), #4074 Evansville North (Evansville) (45-7), #4745 Southridge (Huntingburg) (22-15), #5234 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (34-7), #5499 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (23-8), #7608 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (36-21), #8261 South Spencer (Rockport) (42-0), #9852 Mt. Vernon (48-10), #10378 Bosse (Evansville) (57-14)
2012 Losses: #649 Castle (Newburgh) (35-21), #763 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (49-14), #1705 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (42-35)
2012 Opponents W-L: 91-68
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (37-14)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Heritage Hills (Lincoln City), 8/31 University City (St. Louis, MO), 9/6 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/13 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/20 Evansville North (Evansville), 9/27 at Castle (Newburgh), 10/4 Bosse (Evansville), 10/11 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 10/18 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Castle (Newburgh) (46.9), Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (24.9), Evansville Central (Evansville) (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bosse (Evansville) (-9.1), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (1.5), Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (4.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (16.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3451
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%