Mater Dei (Evansville, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Mike Goebel
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Happe Senior QB
Dakx Lannert Senior DB/WR
John McGrew Senior DB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent Work-Ethic, Coachable, Have Several Players With Experience
Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 5.4
2018 National Rank: #5195
2018 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -7.4
2019 National Rank: #4575
2019 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1764
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.4
Dynasty Record: 150-54 (81-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 27.8
2018 Points Against Average: 25.8
2018 Differential: +2
2018 Wins: #6013 Indian Creek (Trafalgar) (31-22), #7873 Bosse (Evansville) (41-21), #8412 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (40-21), #9155 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (50-6), #9605 Evansville North (Evansville) (50-14), #10108 North Posey (Poseyville) (35-7)
2018 Losses: #448 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (51-14), #673 Evansville Central (Evansville) (42-7), #2165 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (35-7), #2910 Castle (Newburgh) (39-24), #4565 Southridge (Huntingburg) (35-25), #6594 Apollo (Owensboro, KY) (17-10)
2018 Opponents W-L: 77-63
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 Indian Creek (Trafalgar), 8/31 Whiting, 9/6 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/13 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/20 Evansville North (Evansville), 9/27 at Castle (Newburgh), 10/4 Bosse (Evansville), 10/11 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 10/18 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville Central (Evansville) (23.2), Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (15.4), Castle (Newburgh) (11)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville North (Evansville) (-34.2), Bosse (Evansville) (-29), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-29)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (3.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3736
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%