Mater Dei (Evansville, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Mike Goebel
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Money 6'5" 220 Senior TE/DE
Ryan Taylor 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB
James Ralph 5'11" 245 Junior DT/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2019 National Rank: #2642
2019 State Rank: #61
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 1.1
2020 National Rank*: #4007
2020 State Rank*: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1764
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.4
Dynasty Record: 160-57 (86-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 31.5
2019 Points Against Average: 12.1
2019 Differential: +19.4
2019 Wins: #1786 Evansville Central (Evansville) (10-7), #4010 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (44-20), #4871 Evansville North (Evansville) (45-27), #5993 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (31-28), #6306 North Knox (Bicknell) (35-6), #6878 Indian Creek (Trafalgar) (49-14), #9874 Bosse (Evansville) (35-0), #11878 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (38-7), #12132 Whiting (56-12), #13938 Crawford County (Marengo) (56-0)
2019 Losses: #651 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (10-3), #3410 Castle (Newburgh) (13-0), #3699 Triton Central (Fairland) (13-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 75-69
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 8/28 Castle (Newburgh), 9/4 at Lincoln (Vincennes), 9/11 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 9/18 at Jasper, 9/25 at Evansville North (Evansville), 10/2 Bosse (Evansville), 10/9 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/16 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 10/23 South Spencer (Rockport), 10/30 at North Knox (Bicknell), 11/6 at Linton-Stockton (Linton), 11/13 Triton Central (Fairland), 11/20 at Western Boone (Thorntown)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (33.9), Evansville Central (Evansville) (15.2), Western Boone (Thorntown) (15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South Spencer (Rockport) (-40.9), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-39.3), Bosse (Evansville) (-25.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (-2.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #80
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3396
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-7
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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