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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Kerry Martin
League: South Seven
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2013 National Rank: #4835
2013 State Rank: #171
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2014 National Rank: #4825
2014 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3489
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 76-40 (35-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.8
2013 Points Against Average: 25.9
2013 Differential: +9.9
2013 Wins: #3589 Mt. Vernon (44-42), #4293 Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (38-22), #5142 Carbondale (32-19), #6017 Mattoon (57-43), #8769 Centralia (50-7), #10464 Harrisburg (35-24), #11469 Normandy (St. Louis, MO) (62-12)
2013 Losses: #2048 Jacksonville (37-6), #5984 Cahokia (28-21), #6695 Granite City (25-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-52
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Central (Champaign), 9/6 at Centennial (Champaign), 9/12 Harrisburg, 9/19 Cahokia, 9/26 Mt. Vernon, 10/3 at Althoff Catholic (Belleville), 10/10 at Centralia, 10/17 Carbondale, 10/25 vs Rich South (Richton Park)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (19.1), Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (15.6), Carbondale (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rich South (Richton Park) (-13.2), Harrisburg (-11), Centralia (-3.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (8.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6269
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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