St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Will Wolford
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Desmond Ridder 6'5" 190 Senior QB 4.7
Max Willinger 6'3" 250 Senior DE 5.1
Wyatt Smock 6'4" 285 Junior OL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Most Positions, QB/RB/FB, DL/LB
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Is Question Mark

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 47.9
2015 National Rank: #409
2015 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 48.5
2016 National Rank: #362
2016 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 51.2
Dynasty National Rank: #31
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 136-39 (43-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.6
2015 Points Against Average: 17
2015 Differential: +11.6
2015 Wins: #305 Bowling Green (45-19), #908 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (27-6), #1331 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (40-13), #1927 Highlands (Fort Thomas) (37-6), #1960 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (21-13), #4752 Eastern (Louisville) (49-13), #6453 Butler (Louisville) (51-13)
2015 Losses: #18 Male (Louisville) (27-24), #47 Trinity (Louisville) (34-7), #47 Trinity (Louisville) (20-15), #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (20-10), #1440 Central (Louisville) (20-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 104-48
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (4A District 4), 2004 (4A District 4), 2003 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/2 at Bowling Green, 9/9 Central (Louisville), 9/16 Highlands (Fort Thomas), 9/23 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/30 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/7 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/14 at Male (Louisville), 10/21 at Butler (Louisville), 10/28 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (70.1), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (59.5), Male (Louisville) (55.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (Louisville) (-2.3), Highlands (Fort Thomas) (23.2), Central (Louisville) (29.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.9 (40.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #114
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%