Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Old Gold/Navy Coach: Bill Peebles League: Freelance Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2020 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cooper Koers 6'6" 285 Senior OL Owen Wood 6'5" 310 Senior OL Jeff Utzinger 6'3" 215 Senior LB/SS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Experience Team Weaknesses: Replacing Top Skill Position Players RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 70.2 2020 National Rank: #19 2020 State Rank: #2 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: 56.2 2021 National Rank: #52 2021 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 54.8 Dynasty National Rank: #57 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 170-70 HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 13-1 2020 League Record/Finish: 2020 Points For Average: 40.5 2020 Points Against Average: 16.4 2020 Differential: +24.1 2020 Wins: #26 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (25-22), #65 Westfield (56-20), #76 Carmel (44-28), #127 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (39-20), #191 La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (37-28), #306 Whiteland (39-6), #392 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (42-7), #409 Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (36-14), #498 Zionsville (46-28), #1169 Castle (Newburgh) (32-7), #1989 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (49-7), #2269 Penn (Mishawaka) (52-7), #5613 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (57-18) 2020 Losses: #7 Center Grove (Greenwood) (17-13) 2020 Opponents W-L: 115-48 Recent State Championships: 2020, 2014, 2013, 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2006 (4A) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 5 Streak List: 10/30/20 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (57-18), 11/6/20 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (42-7), 11/13/20 Whiteland (39-6), 11/20/20 Castle (Newburgh) (32-7), 11/28/20 Zionsville (46-28) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Westfield, 8/27 at Brownsburg, 9/3 Penn (Mishawaka), 9/10 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/17 at Columbus North (Columbus), 9/24 Morton (Hammond), 10/1 at La Salle (Cincinnati, OH), 10/8 at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 10/15 Center Grove (Greenwood) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Center Grove (Greenwood) (77.7), Westfield (54.7), La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (38.9) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Morton (Hammond) (-25.8), Penn (Mishawaka) (9.7), Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (11.6) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.6 (40.4 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #96 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |