Notre Dame (Niles, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Green/White/Blue Coach: Mike Hennessey League: East Suburban Catholic Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brian Beran 6'3" 280 Senior T Kyle Gallagher 6'4" 220 Senior DE Mario Olivella 6'1" 215 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Quality Players Coming Back Team Weaknesses: Overall Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 31.7 2016 National Rank: #1470 2016 State Rank: #81 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.2 2017 National Rank: #1082 2017 State Rank: #64 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1709 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 75-65 (53-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 20.6 2016 Points Against Average: 17.1 2016 Differential: +3.5 2016 Wins: #1725 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (31-21), #2331 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (22-17), #2417 St. Patrick (Chicago) (25-7), #3284 Thornton (Harvey) (29-13), #3866 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (35-17), #7421 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (26-6) 2016 Losses: #70 Palatine (34-0), #293 Benet Academy (Lisle) (25-16), #1347 Carmel (Mundelein) (10-8), #1897 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-51 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Adams [John] (South Bend, IN), 9/1 at Benet Academy (Lisle), 9/8 at Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park), 9/15 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 9/23 at St. Patrick (Chicago), 9/29 Carmel (Mundelein), 10/6 at Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), 10/13 at Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock), 10/20 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Benet Academy (Lisle) (51.2), Carmel (Mundelein) (36.6), Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (36.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (-7.6), Adams [John] (South Bend, IN) (6.1), Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (14.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4 (34 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1147 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |