Ursuline (Youngstown, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Larry Kempe
League: Steel Valley
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #15

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeff Marx 6'1" 290 Senior DT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2016 National Rank: #2568
2016 State Rank: #169
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25
2017 National Rank: #2286
2017 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #324
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 108-63 (8-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 19.7
2016 Points Against Average: 26
2016 Differential: -6.3
2016 Wins: #2801 Benedictine (Cleveland) (33-32), Royal Imperial Collegiate (St. Catharines, Ontario) (41-12), #7738 East (Youngstown) (40-16)
2016 Losses: #42 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (37-12), #363 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (41-14), #382 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (34-19), #434 Steubenville (24-15), #640 Washington (Massillon) (30-0), #742 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (13-9), #2398 Boardman (Youngstown) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-38
Recent State Championships: 2010 (V), 2009 (V), 2008 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Benedictine (Cleveland), 9/1 at East (Youngstown), 9/8 Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 9/15 at Washington (Massillon), 9/22 at Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 9/30 Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY), 10/6 at Steubenville, 10/12 Boardman (Youngstown), 10/20 at Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), 10/27 at St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (59.6), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (46), Steubenville (41.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East (Youngstown) (-5.9), Boardman (Youngstown) (16.3), Benedictine (Cleveland) (22.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #457
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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