Auburn (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Jeff Cormier League: Southern Worcester County - A (moving from Division 2A) Playoff Division: C-3 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 9-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Fred Taylor 5'8" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.60 Dan Flink 5'9" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.70 Marcus Backlin 5'9" 190 Senior QB/LB 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 23.8 2010 National Rank: #2520 2010 State Rank: #29 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 23 2011 National Rank: #2318 2011 State Rank: #26 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3503 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4 Dynasty Record: 54-8 (31-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 13-0 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 26 2010 Points Against Average: 8.2 2010 Differential: +17.8 2010 Wins: #3169 Hudson (19-15), #4633 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (21-7), #4677 Prouty [David] (Spencer) (28-8), #5380 Shrewsbury (6-2), #6745 Millbury (36-8), #7826 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (21-6), #8348 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (21-14), #8348 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (18-14), #9289 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (33-14), #10611 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (33-13), #12034 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (35-0), #12573 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (41-6), #13307 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (26-0) 2010 Losses: none 2010 Opponents W-L: 81-74 Recent State Championships: 2010 (C-2), 2009 (C-2), 2008 (C/W IIA), 2005 (C/W IIA) Recent League Championships: 2010 (Division 2A), 2009 (Division 2A), 2008 (Division II East), 2006 (Division IIA), 2005 (Division IIA), 2004 (tied for 1st; Division IIA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 40 Streak List: 9/28/08 Leicester (35-8), 10/3/08 Hudson (35-7), 10/10/08 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (35-14), 10/18/08 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (24-21), 10/24/08 Millbury (17-7), 10/31/08 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (28-6), 11/7/08 Uxbridge (28-0), 11/14/08 Prouty [David] (Spencer) (31-7), 11/27/08 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (42-12), 12/2/08 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (22-18), 12/6/08 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (17-0), 9/10/09 Shrewsbury (17-0), 9/18/09 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (40-7), 9/26/09 Millbury (34-7), 10/2/09 Hudson (27-7), 10/10/09 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (16-7), 10/16/09 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (35-6), 10/23/09 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (42-0), 10/30/09 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (42-29), 11/6/09 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (41-0), 11/13/09 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (37-7), 11/26/09 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (34-0), 12/1/09 Millbury (28-6), 12/5/09 Southbridge (35-0), 9/9/10 Shrewsbury (6-2), 9/18/10 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (21-6), 9/24/10 Millbury (36-8), 10/1/10 Hudson (19-15), 10/8/10 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (21-7), 10/15/10 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (26-0), 10/22/10 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (41-6), 10/29/10 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (21-14), 11/5/10 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (35-0), 11/13/10 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (33-13), 11/25/10 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (33-14), 11/30/10 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (18-14), 12/4/10 Prouty [David] (Spencer) (28-8), 9/10/11 Shrewsbury (28-12), 9/16/11 Holliston (14-13), 9/23/11 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (35-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/10 at Shrewsbury, 9/16 at Holliston, 9/23 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 9/30 Millbury, 10/7 at Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley), 10/14 Leicester, 10/21 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale), 10/28 at Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 11/4 at Northbridge (Whitinsville), 11/12 at Westborough, 11/24 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Holliston (21.1), Northbridge (Whitinsville) (13.4), Shrewsbury (10.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (-14.7), Westborough (-9.3), Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (-6.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (0 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7336 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% Opener: 9/10 at Shrewsbury [projection: 22-12 win]