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%