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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Todd Kuska
League: Chicago Catholic - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Experience At All Skill Positions, Have Big-Play Potential On Offense
Team Weaknesses: New Starter At QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 39.8
2014 National Rank: #862
2014 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 35.3
2015 National Rank: #1152
2015 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 43
Dynasty National Rank: #137
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 118-37 (34-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 26.8
2014 Points Against Average: 23.6
2014 Differential: +3.2
2014 Wins: #387 Simeon (Chicago) (28-26), #443 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (23-21), #574 Montini (Lombard) (21-0), #2357 Plainfield East (Plainfield) (35-21), #4921 Dunbar (Chicago) (56-8), #6094 Aurora Christian (Aurora) (35-21), #12020 St. Joseph (Westchester) (55-14)
2014 Losses: #85 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (41-27), #85 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (34-3), #145 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (38-14), #145 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (31-3), #637 Brother Rice (Chicago) (28-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 102-44
Recent State Championships: 2013 (Prep Bowl), 2009 (Prep Bowl), 2007 (Prep Bowl), 2006 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA), 9/4 Dunbar (Chicago), 9/11 at Montini (Lombard), 9/18 at Mount Carmel (Chicago), 9/25 at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), 10/2 Aurora Christian (Aurora), 10/9 vs St. Joseph (Westchester), 10/16 Loyola Academy (Wilmette), 10/23 Brother Rice (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (61.1), Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (53.8), Mount Carmel (Chicago) (47.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Westchester) (-14.7), Aurora Christian (Aurora) (5.1), Dunbar (Chicago) (5.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1 (39.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #599
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%