Mater Dei (Evansville, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Mike Goebel League: Southern Indiana Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Wilson 6'3" 230 Senior OL/DL Dawson Caswell 6'0" 165 Senior WR/DB Hunter Taylor 5'11" 185 Senior WR/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Work-Ethic, Attitude, Great Team Energy Team Weaknesses: Massive Graduation Losses, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 13.8 2017 National Rank: #3923 2017 State Rank: #68 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.2 2018 National Rank: #5106 2018 State Rank: #97 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1621 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.7 Dynasty Record: 144-48 (78-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 33.9 2017 Points Against Average: 23.9 2017 Differential: +10 2017 Wins: #5033 Castle (Newburgh) (31-30), #5213 Owensboro (KY) (21-20), #8306 Bosse (Evansville) (38-7), #9127 Evansville North (Evansville) (52-7), #9885 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (35-0), #10224 Forest Park (Ferdinand) (55-14), #11048 Tell City (49-6) 2017 Losses: #883 Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO) (39-18), #908 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (37-14), #1406 Evansville Central (Evansville) (40-17), #2130 Southridge (Huntingburg) (38-31), #2532 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (49-46) 2017 Opponents W-L: 80-60 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/18 at Indian Creek (Trafalgar), 8/24 Apollo (Owensboro, KY), 8/31 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/7 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/14 at Evansville North (Evansville), 9/21 Castle (Newburgh), 9/28 at Bosse (Evansville), 10/5 Evansville Central (Evansville), 10/12 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (30.3), Evansville Central (Evansville) (23.2), Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (13.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-27.4), Indian Creek (Trafalgar) (-24.6), Bosse (Evansville) (-22.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (9.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3578 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |