Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Bill Krefft
League: Metro Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kahlil Saunders 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB
Kahli Saunders 6'3" 220 Senior WR/LB
Kemon Reese 5'11" 200 Senior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing All-State QB, Lost Prolific All-Conference RB To Graduation

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 42.4
2017 National Rank: #561
2017 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 33.4
2018 National Rank: #357
2018 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2253
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 102-60 (52-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.1
2017 Points Against Average: 9.6
2017 Differential: +35.5
2017 Wins: #1433 Byron (7-0), #1988 Peotone (29-16), #2293 Pleasant Plains (35-0), #2583 Wilmington (46-21), #3394 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (45-0), #5296 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) (51-14), #5369 St. Edward (Elgin) (56-13), #5433 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (43-7), #6231 Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka) (55-6), #6251 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (59-7), #8351 Elmwood Park (54-0), #10441 Fenton (Bensenville) (62-7), #11014 Chicago Christian (Palos Heights) (67-17)
2017 Losses: #1386 St. Laurence (Burbank) (26-23)
2017 Opponents W-L: 94-54
Recent State Championships: 2017 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2008 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (Metro Suburban - West), 2013 (tied for 1st; Suburban Christian - Gold), 2012 (Suburban Christian - Gold)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/8/17 Elmwood Park (54-0), 9/15/17 Chicago Christian (Palos Heights) (67-17), 9/22/17 St. Edward (Elgin) (56-13), 9/29/17 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (45-0), 10/7/17 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (59-7), 10/13/17 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) (51-14), 10/20/17 Fenton (Bensenville) (62-7), 10/27/17 Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka) (55-6), 11/3/17 Peotone (29-16), 11/11/17 Wilmington (46-21), 11/18/17 Byron (7-0), 11/24/17 Pleasant Plains (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Althoff Catholic (Belleville), 8/31 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 9/7 at Wheaton Academy (West Chicago), 9/14 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee), 9/21 at Aurora Christian (Aurora), 9/28 at Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora), 10/5 at St. Edward (Elgin), 10/12 St. Francis (Wheaton), 10/19 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (8.1), Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (5.5), Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora) (-24.7), St. Francis (Wheaton) (-24.3), St. Edward (Elgin) (-16.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 (17.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #157
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%