St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wolfpack
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Matt Miller
League: CCL/ESCC - Green (moving from CCL/ESCC - White)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2022 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Scott 6'5.5" 310 Senior DT/OL 5.0
Jack Wanzung 6'0" 175 Junior QB/ATH
Emmett Callahan 6'0" 200 Junior LB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Few Players Going Both Ways, Top Player In State
Team Weaknesses: Lost 31 Seniors To Graduation

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 31.2
2022 National Rank: #1069
2022 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.3
2023 Starting Power Rating: 10.5
2023 National Rank: #1414
2023 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2382
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 32-20 (9-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 33.2
2022 Points Against Average: 15.1
2022 Differential: +18.1
2022 Wins: #1447 Notre Dame (Niles) (31-6), #2500 Fenwick (Oak Park) (26-21), #2711 St. Laurence (Burbank) (19-14), #3290 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (50-20), #4838 King [Rufus] (Milwaukee, WI) (49-0), #4874 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (35-0), #5260 Deerfield (48-21), #5379 Grayslake Central (Grayslake) (49-13), #6252 DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (35-7), #6903 De La Salle (Chicago) (39-13)
2022 Losses: #37 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (41-17), #851 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (21-19), #3228 St. Patrick (Chicago) (19-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 83-61
Recent League Championships: 2022 (CCL/ESCC - White), 2017 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - White), 2016 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - White), 2012 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 St. Patrick (Chicago), 9/1 Fenwick (Oak Park), 9/8 Brother Rice (Chicago), 9/15 Marist (Chicago), 9/22 at Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park), 9/29 at Notre Dame (Niles), 10/6 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), 10/13 at St. Viator (Arlington Heights), 10/20 at Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (29.8), Marist (Chicago) (21.8), Brother Rice (Chicago) (20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (-10.9), Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (-10.6), St. Patrick (Chicago) (-5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (14.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #719
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%