St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White/Blue
Coach: Shawn Skinner
League: Illini Prairie (moving from Okaw Valley)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dwight Colvin 5'4" 165 Junior RB/LB 4.41
Jason Bowman 5'10" 180 Senior WR/OLB 4.91
Bryce Haake 6'2" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.89

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Could Be Fastest Team School Has Had In Decade
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth, Only Have 7 Seniors

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2016 National Rank: #4771
2016 State Rank: #227
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.2
2017 National Rank: #7316
2017 State Rank: #314
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2119
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 128-36 (54-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.6
2016 Points Against Average: 24.8
2016 Differential: +4.8
2016 Wins: #6359 Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy) (41-20), #9709 Lawrenceville (52-12), #9891 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (42-22), #10737 Rantoul (44-0), #11984 Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #109 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (49-8), #883 Monticello (44-22), #1054 Wilmington (48-12), #2398 Unity (Tolono) (26-8), #4779 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-44
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Okaw Valley), 2014 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley), 2012 (Sangamon Valley), 2007 (Sangamon Valley), 2006 (Sangamon Valley), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 9/1 at Rantoul, 9/8 Central Catholic (Bloomington), 9/15 at Unity (Tolono), 9/22 Pontiac, 9/29 at Prairie Central (Fairbury), 10/6 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 10/13 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford), 10/20 at Monticello
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Monticello (44.4), Unity (Tolono) (21.5), Central Catholic (Bloomington) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rantoul (-15.2), Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (-11.2), Pontiac (-3.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (18.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5671
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%