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School: Mundelein
Head coach: Vince DeFrancesco
Assistant coaches: Alex Adams, Dave Whitson, Ken Mooney, John Cowhey, Steve Nolte, Brett Wilhelm, Mike Vukovics, Craig Stocker, Stephen Douglas, Alex Miramontes, Cody Gokan, Joe Lendino and Thomas McArthur
How they fared in 2018: 2-7 (1-6 North Suburban Conference). Mundelein failed to qualify for the IHSA state football playoff field.
2019 regular season schedule:
Aug. 30 vs Maine West
Sept. 6 @ Grayslake Central
Sept. 13 vs Lake Forest
Sept. 20 vs Waukegan
Sept. 27 @ Zion-Benton
Oct. 4 @ Stevenson
Oct. 11 @ Libertyville
Oct. 18 @ Lake Zurich
Oct. 25 @ Warren Township
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Biggest storyline: In addition to Coach DeFrancesco bringing his program-building acumen to the northern suburbs, can the Mustangs win on the road? Their last five regular season games of the year are all away from Mundelein.
Names to watch this season: QB Isaac Wellman (Sr.) and OLB Alex Wing (Jr.)
Biggest holes to fill: The Mustangs welcome back 10 returning starters (three offense, seven defense) but will need to replace their entire starting offensive line group from a season ago.
EDGY's Early Take: First-year head coach Vince DeFrancesco comes over from Lincoln Park and is looking to get the Mustangs on the winning track. DeFrancesco will take on a daunting schedule; however, this program will play with a ton of energy which has been already evident at various team events and 7-on-7’s this summer.