Bacon Academy (Colchester, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Duane Maranda League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Couture 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.60 Dylan Snyder 6'1.5" 200 Junior TE 4.85 Stephen Baretto 5'9" 170 Senior RB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -12.1 2010 National Rank: #10853 2010 State Rank: #110 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: -16.6 2011 National Rank: #11781 2011 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10082 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10 Dynasty Record: 19-32 (7-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 25 2010 Points Against Average: 36.8 2010 Differential: -11.8 2010 Wins: #9687 Windham (Willimantic) (48-47), #12317 Plainfield (Central Village) (41-22), #13684 St. Bernard-Norwich RVT (Uncasville) (35-34), #14253 Wilcox Tech (Meriden) (42-22) 2010 Losses: #2799 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (53-7), #3876 Montville (Oakdale) (48-0), #6238 Ledyard (34-25), #7075 Waterford (40-19), #7974 Fitch (Groton) (30-20), #10968 RHAM (Hebron) (38-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 56-48 Recent League Championships: 2004 (ECC Small), 2003 (ECC Small) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/16 at Griswold, 9/23 at East Lyme, 10/1 Montville (Oakdale), 10/8 at Wilcox Tech [H. C.] (Meriden), 10/14 Waterford, 10/22 Ledyard, 10/29 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 11/4 at Windham (Willimantic), 11/11 at New London, 11/24 RHAM (Hebron) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: New London (21.4), Montville (Oakdale) (9.9), Ledyard (4.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wilcox Tech [H. C.] (Meriden) (-47.8), Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-22.5), RHAM (Hebron) (-13.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10101 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/16 at Griswold [projection: 35-19 loss]