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: 6
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Weidner 5'11" 185 Senior WR/CB
Logan McCann 5'10" 195 Senior LB/RB
Adrian Butler 6'4" 240 Senior DE/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Undersized OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2013 National Rank: #2532
2013 State Rank: #58
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 20.1
2014 National Rank: #3096
2014 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1615
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 103-36 (55-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.8
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +18.3
2013 Wins: #2920 Castle (Newburgh) (31-24), #2986 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (16-14), #3703 Evansville Central (Evansville) (49-28), #4895 Bosse (Evansville) (48-28), #5453 Sullivan (35-20), #5849 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (29-21), #6243 Evansville North (Evansville) (35-14), #7450 University City (St. Louis, MO) (42-6), #8904 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (37-14), #9129 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (51-25), #11855 Forest Park (Ferdinand) (49-7)
2013 Losses: #3418 Southridge (Huntingburg) (21-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 59-73
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Indianapolis Northwest (Indianapolis) (61-0), 8/29/14 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (28-14), 9/5/14 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (49-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Indianapolis Northwest (Indianapolis), 8/29 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/5 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/12 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/19 at Evansville North (Evansville), 9/26 Castle (Newburgh), 10/3 at Bosse (Evansville), 10/10 Evansville Central (Evansville), 10/17 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Castle (Newburgh) (31.1), Evansville Central (Evansville) (18.5), Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indianapolis Northwest (Indianapolis) (-34.1), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-5), Evansville North (Evansville) (1.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (7.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5306
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%