Ursuline (Youngstown, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Larry Kempe
League: Steel Valley
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Neeley 6'5" 280 Senior OL
Jabbar Price 6'4" 230 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.6
2015 National Rank: #608
2015 State Rank: #40
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 37
2016 National Rank: #1022
2016 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 38.5
Dynasty National Rank: #282
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 105-56 (8-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 20.3
2015 Points Against Average: 21.9
2015 Differential: -1.6
2015 Wins: #896 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (33-12), #1126 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (33-22), #1278 Woodridge (Peninsula) (27-20), #1351 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (13-3), #1600 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (28-6), #1705 Boardman (Youngstown) (23-21), #2123 Crestwood (Mantua) (41-13), #6255 East (Youngstown) (28-13)
2015 Losses: #57 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (27-0), #117 Steubenville (48-12), #117 Steubenville (28-0), #160 Benedictine (Cleveland) (24-14), #257 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (21-14), #1441 Washington (Massillon) (49-18)
2015 Opponents W-L: 120-47
Recent State Championships: 2010 (V), 2009 (V), 2008 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/16 Benedictine (Cleveland) (33-32), 9/2/16 East (Youngstown) (40-16)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Benedictine (Cleveland), 9/2 at East (Youngstown), 9/9 at Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 9/17 Washington (Massillon), 9/23 at Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 9/30 Royal Imperial Collegiate (St. Catharines, Ontario), 10/7 Steubenville, 10/14 at Boardman (Youngstown), 10/21 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), 10/28 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (75.3), Steubenville (57.9), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (53.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East (Youngstown) (15.1), Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (25.9), Boardman (Youngstown) (32.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.8 (40.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #122
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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