St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White/Blue
Coach: Shawn Skinner
League: Illini Prairie
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2022 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Smith 5'10" 160 Senior QB 4.42
Coy Taylor 5'11" 170 Junior WR/FS 4.71
Braxton Waller 5'9" 205 Senior OL/OLB 5.02

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Successful Lower Levels Moving Up, Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth, Must Improve Stopping Run

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2022 National Rank: #6633
2022 State Rank: #238
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -21.8
2023 National Rank: #6174
2023 State Rank: #205
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -5
Dynasty National Rank: #7097
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 24-22 (22-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 34.1
2022 Points Against Average: 29.1
2022 Differential: +5
2022 Wins: #6439 Monticello (21-14), #7013 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (34-20), #8774 Robinson (55-39), #9727 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (41-14), #11192 Pontiac (42-0), #11613 Nokomis (42-12), #12836 Rantoul (57-14)
2022 Losses: #2086 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (55-28), #2225 Unity (Tolono) (50-7), #4285 Olympia (Stanford) (60-28), #5301 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (42-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Okaw Valley), 2014 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley), 2012 (Sangamon Valley), 2007 (Sangamon Valley), 2006 (Sangamon Valley), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Monticello, 9/1 at Unity (Tolono), 9/8 Prairie Central (Fairbury), 9/15 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 9/22 at Carterville, 9/29 Central Catholic (Bloomington), 10/6 at Pontiac, 10/13 Rantoul, 10/20 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Central (Fairbury) (6.7), Carterville (6.5), Unity (Tolono) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Rantoul (-71.4), Pontiac (-59), Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (-41.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (-8.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7314
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%