St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon/White/Blue Coach: Shawn Skinner League: Illini Prairie Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank*: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2023 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Coy Taylor 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.62 Nolan Earley 5'10" 195 Senior OLB/G 4.89 Tanner Siems 6'4" 195 Senior WR 4.76 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, Depth, Speed Team Weaknesses: DB Inexperience RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 7.1 2023 National Rank: #4219 2023 State Rank: #125 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5 2024 Starting Power Rating*: -6.2 2024 National Rank*: #4154 2024 State Rank*: #129 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -3.4 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6495 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.8 5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-20 (24-14 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3854 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.6 Dynasty Record: 164-66 (87-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 8-3 2023 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2023 Points For Average: 41.8 2023 Points Against Average: 23.6 2023 Differential: +18.2 2023 Wins: #3856 Unity (Tolono) (38-35), #5296 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (26-19), #7114 Monticello (40-14), #8234 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (50-21), #8807 Carlinville (38-15), #11167 Pontiac (54-14), #11552 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (56-19), #12985 Rantoul (62-8) 2023 Losses: #2343 Roxana (48-47), #3303 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (35-21), #4814 Carterville (32-28) 2023 Opponents W-L: 64-51 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 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 8th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)