| Notre Dame (Niles, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Green/White/Blue Coach: Mike Hennessey League: East Suburban Catholic Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ty Gavin 5'11" 180 Senior Patrick Carden 5'11" 195 Senior Patrick Banich 6'2" 250 Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Roster Size Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 32.7 2017 National Rank: #1258 2017 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6 2018 Starting Power Rating: 11.1 2018 National Rank: #1905 2018 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1432 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.7 Dynasty Record: 82-68 (59-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 25.7 2017 Points Against Average: 13.1 2017 Differential: +12.6 2017 Wins: #539 Benet Academy (Lisle) (17-14), #2171 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (21-7), #2872 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (34-0), #4174 Carmel (Mundelein) (41-14), #5285 St. Patrick (Chicago) (25-7), #6900 Adams [John] (South Bend, IN) (30-6), #10269 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (48-19) 2017 Losses: #418 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (28-15), #603 Minooka (22-19), #1980 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (14-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-56 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Geneva, 8/31 Oak Forest, 9/7 Marist (Chicago), 9/14 at Benet Academy (Lisle), 9/21 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock), 9/28 St. Viator (Arlington Heights), 10/6 at St. Patrick (Chicago), 10/12 at Carmel (Mundelein), 10/19 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marist (Chicago) (34), Benet Academy (Lisle) (26.1), Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Forest (-15.5), Geneva (-4.9), Carmel (Mundelein) (-1.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (26.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1380 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |