Ursuline (Youngstown, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Larry Kempe
League: Steel Valley
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2017 National Rank: #2912
2017 State Rank: #185
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.5
2018 National Rank: #4604
2018 State Rank: #275
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 42.9
Dynasty National Rank: #353
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 48.4
Dynasty Record: 110-71 (8-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 18.6
2017 Points Against Average: 35.2
2017 Differential: -16.6
2017 Wins: #3214 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (28-24), #7116 East (Youngstown) (40-19)
2017 Losses: #9 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (49-0), #183 Steubenville (37-6), #352 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (35-9), #643 Washington (Massillon) (42-13), #649 Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY) (38-26), #857 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (49-21), #1111 Benedictine (Cleveland) (39-29), #1485 Boardman (Youngstown) (20-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 80-42
Recent State Championships: 2010 (V), 2009 (V), 2008 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Benedictine (Cleveland), 8/31 at East (Youngstown), 9/8 at Lake Catholic (Mentor), 9/14 at Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 9/21 at Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 9/28 at Louisville, 10/5 Bishop Watterson (Columbus), 10/12 at Boardman (Youngstown), 10/19 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), 10/26 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (71.6), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (34.9), Benedictine (Cleveland) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East (Youngstown) (-17.2), Louisville (-6.8), Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (-6.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #627
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%