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Marquette Catholic 2014 Football Team Preview

Mascot
Explorers
Team
Varsity 2014
Colors
Blue, White, Gray
Coach
Matt Bucher
Address
219 E 4th St, Alton, IL 62002
Overall
5-4
Conference
5-2
National Rank
12398
State (IL) Rank
470

Season Opener

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Aug 29 at Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)

General Information

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Nickname Explorers
Colors Royal Blue/White
Coach Matt Bucher
League Prairie State
Playoff Division none
Playoff Division Rank --

Ratings

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2013 Final Power Rating -9.9
2013 National Rank #10221
2013 State Rank #376
Off-Season Rating Adjustment -8.1
2014 Starting Power Rating -15.4
2014 National Rank #11271
2014 State Rank #423
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-13) -5.5
Dynasty National Rank #9978
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating worse by 9.9
Dynasty Record 57-52 (42-26 in league)

Team Strengths

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Senior Leadership

Team Weaknesses

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Very Young, Inexperienced Sophomores

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2014 Rating -25.3
2013 Rating -27.6 (-20.2 overall)
Rating Difference +2.3

Explorers Returning Players

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Offensive Starters 4
Defensive Starters 3
2013 JV Record 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning no
Top Running Back Returning no
Top Receiver Returning yes
Top OL Returning yes
Top Defender Returning yes

Top Players

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  1. Danny Holtz 6'1" 160 Senior WR/S
  2. Chris Angleton 6'2" 185 Senior OL/DE
  3. Riley Bamper 5'11" 190 Senior OL/ILB

Previous Season

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2013 Overall Record 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average 36.4
2013 Points Against Average 18.8
2013 Differential +17.6

2013 Wins

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Rank Opponent Record
#11490 Nokomis/Ramsey (Nokomis, IL) 27-24
#12256 Mt. Olive (IL) 48-40
#13816 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL) 55-0
#13992 South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid, IL) 53-13
#14494 Bunker Hill (IL) 56-7
#14543 Unity Christian (Decatur, IL) 50-0
#14554 Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL) 54-0

Toughest 2014 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy, IL) 23.3
Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL) -3.9
Pawnee (IL) -14.6

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2013
  2. 2012
  3. 2008 (tied for 1st; South Central - West)