St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White/Blue
Coach: Shawn Skinner
League: Illini Prairie
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dwight Colvin 5'3" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.59
Cole Zaccarelli 6'4" 215 Senior OL/DE 5.01
Brayden Weaver 5'7" 175 Junior LB/RB 4.82

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Offensive Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, OL

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -7.1
2017 National Rank: #8608
2017 State Rank: #314
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.1
2018 National Rank: #6951
2018 State Rank: #261
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2853
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.8
Dynasty Record: 132-41 (58-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 32
2017 Points Against Average: 27.2
2017 Differential: +4.8
2017 Wins: #10161 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (38-20), #11077 Rantoul (35-20), #12920 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (54-7), #13124 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford) (48-7)
2017 Losses: #3326 Monticello (27-24), #3843 Unity (Tolono) (41-0), #4142 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (59-39), #6456 Pontiac (34-28), #6776 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (30-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 44-45
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Okaw Valley), 2014 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley), 2012 (Sangamon Valley), 2007 (Sangamon Valley), 2006 (Sangamon Valley), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 8/31 Rantoul, 9/7 at Central Catholic (Bloomington), 9/14 Unity (Tolono), 9/21 at Pontiac, 9/28 Prairie Central (Fairbury), 10/5 at Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 10/12 at Olympia/Delavan (Stanford), 10/19 Monticello
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Unity (Tolono) (1.4), Monticello (1.2), Central Catholic (Bloomington) (-10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Olympia/Delavan (Stanford) (-50.6), More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (-31.4), Rantoul (-31)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #323
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8446
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%