Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Darrell Angleton
League: Prairie State
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Davion Peebles 5'7" 160 RB/SS 4.8
Trevor Swinger 6'0" 170 RB/CB 4.75
James Malone 5'11" 250 Senior T/DT 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have A Few OL Returners, Both RBs Are Back, DL Controls Line Of Scrimmage
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Short Passing Game, Must Decrease Offensive Penalties, Can't Allow Passing Yards Deep

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2016 National Rank: #7533
2016 State Rank: #323
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2017 National Rank: #7388
2017 State Rank: #319
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10393
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 75-63 (60-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.7
2016 Points Against Average: 17.2
2016 Differential: +13.5
2016 Wins: #9214 Pawnee (33-28), #10066 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River) (31-8), #10515 South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid) (16-6), #12723 Mt. Olive (45-6), #13147 Nokomis (44-15), #13784 Bunker Hill (52-12), #14231 Metro-East Lutheran/Madison (Edwardsville) (48-0)
2016 Losses: #2874 Mater Dei (Breese) (35-14), #4283 Taylorville (32-24), #4440 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (30-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-52
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013, 2012, 2008 (tied for 1st; South Central - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Civic Memorial (Bethalto), 9/1 at Mater Dei (Breese), 9/8 at Nokomis, 9/15 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River), 9/22 at Pawnee/Lincolnwood (Pawnee), 9/23 at Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO), 9/29 at Taylorville, 10/7 Dupo, 10/13 at Bunker Hill/Mt. Olive (Bunker Hill), 10/20 South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Taylorville (16.7), Mater Dei (Breese) (11.4), Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dupo (-32.4), Nokomis (-22.3), South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid) (-18.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8 (-8.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #416
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8953
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%