Bacon [Roger] (Cincinnati, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Mike Blaut
League: Greater Catholic - Central
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Kugele 6'1" 195 Senior RB/SS 4.6
Thomas Curtis 6'3" 285 Junior OL/DL 5.1
Zach Kuhlman 6'2" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience, Must Replace All 5 OL, QB Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2016 National Rank: #7370
2016 State Rank: #434
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.4
2017 National Rank: #7484
2017 State Rank: #450
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4913
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 57-86 (23-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 17.7
2016 Points Against Average: 32.3
2016 Differential: -14.6
2016 Wins: #7381 Purcell Marian (Cincinnati) (19-18), #8163 Reading (24-0), #13082 Western Hills (Cincinnati) (44-0)
2016 Losses: #268 Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (65-13), #1993 Indian Hill (Cincinnati) (48-10), #2359 Bishop Fenwick (Franklin) (49-14), #2398 Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (42-12), #3883 Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati) (30-27), #5059 Carroll (Dayton) (43-0), #7219 Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (28-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-52
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Greater Catholic North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/29/16 Purcell Marian (Cincinnati) (19-18)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Reading, 9/2 Western Hills (Cincinnati), 9/8 at Indian Hill (Cincinnati), 9/15 Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati), 9/22 at Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton), 9/29 Archbishop Alter (Kettering), 10/6 at Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton), 10/13 Carroll (Dayton), 10/20 at Bishop Fenwick (Franklin), 10/27 Purcell Marian (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (45.6), Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (28), Indian Hill (Cincinnati) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Western Hills (Cincinnati) (-30.7), Reading (-11.4), Purcell Marian (Cincinnati) (-0.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4038
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%