| Notre Dame (Niles, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dons Colors: Green/White/Blue Coach: Mike Hennessey League: CCL/ESCC - Green (moving from East Suburban Catholic) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony Ranallo 6'0" 190 Senior LB/RB Julian Schurr 5'8" 165 Senior RB Michael Jekot 6'2" 220 Senior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Some Line Inexperience, Tough Schedule RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 39.1 2018 National Rank: #627 2018 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 23.2 2019 National Rank: #729 2019 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 31.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1289 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 92-71 (64-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 10-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 27.7 2018 Points Against Average: 12.3 2018 Differential: +15.4 2018 Wins: #1372 Antioch (17-10), #1388 Benet Academy (Lisle) (24-7), #1740 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (17-7), #2589 St. Patrick (Chicago) (41-20), #2798 Geneva (45-7), #2846 Carmel (Mundelein) (21-7), #3956 St. Ignatius (Chicago) (14-7), #4196 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (45-6), #5699 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (28-0), #9034 Oak Forest (49-0) 2018 Losses: #104 Marist (Chicago) (28-21), #159 Cary-Grove (Cary) (28-21), #628 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (33-17) 2018 Opponents W-L: 82-57 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; East Suburban Catholic) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Geneva, 9/7 at Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, MI), 9/13 at Marist (Chicago), 9/20 at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), 9/27 St. Patrick (Chicago), 10/4 Montini Catholic (Lombard), 10/11 at Leo (Chicago), 10/18 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park), 10/25 at St. Rita (Chicago) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (56), Marist (Chicago) (35.3), Montini Catholic (Lombard) (30.4) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Leo (Chicago) (-26), Geneva (-0.6), St. Patrick (Chicago) (5.7) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (25 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #288 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |