Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Matt Bucher
League: Prairie State
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Danny Holtz 6'1" 160 Senior WR/S 4.65
Chris Angleton 6'2" 185 Senior OL/DE 5.00
Riley Bamper 5'11" 190 Senior OL/ILB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Inexperienced Sophomores

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -9.9
2013 National Rank: #10221
2013 State Rank: #376
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -15.4
2014 National Rank: #11271
2014 State Rank: #423
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9978
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 57-52 (42-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.4
2013 Points Against Average: 18.8
2013 Differential: +17.6
2013 Wins: #11490 Nokomis/Ramsey (Nokomis) (27-24), #12256 Mt. Olive (48-40), #13816 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River) (55-0), #13992 South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid) (53-13), #14494 Bunker Hill (56-7), #14543 Decatur Lutheran (Decatur) (50-0), #14554 Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville) (54-0)
2013 Losses: #2786 Notre Dame (Quincy) (41-7), #5640 Priory (St. Louis, MO) (43-0), #6761 Herrin (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 46-53
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2008 (tied for 1st; South Central - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Civic Memorial (Bethalto), 9/5 Notre Dame (Quincy), 9/12 at South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid), 9/19 Nokomis/Ramsey (Nokomis), 9/26 at East Alton-Wood River (Wood River), 10/3 Pawnee, 10/10 Bunker Hill, 10/17 at Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville), 10/24 Mt. Olive
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Quincy) (23.3), Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (-3.9), Pawnee (-14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bunker Hill (-50.8), South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid) (-47.6), Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville) (-46.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6 (-20.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #514
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12971
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%