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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Bob Brackett
League: Eastern Connecticut - Large
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Carlos Lozada 5'10" 165 Senior DB 4.5

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2010 National Rank: #2702
2010 State Rank: #14
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20
2011 National Rank: #2897
2011 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1713
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 50-9 (20-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.2
2010 Points Against Average: 11.5
2010 Differential: +19.7
2010 Wins: #2894 Brookfield (30-12), #4663 Wilton (16-9), #6985 Platt (Meriden) (53-14), #7075 Waterford (35-7), #7624 Stonington (41-21), #7646 East Lyme (41-12), #7974 Fitch (Groton) (47-21), #9687 Windham (Willimantic) (28-6), #12658 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (41-0), #12745 Killingly (41-0)
2010 Losses: #2210 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (7-0), #2799 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (20-14), #3876 Montville (Oakdale) (21-19)
2010 Opponents W-L: 82-58
Recent State Championships: 2008 (SS)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2005 (ECC Lower Medium), 2004 (tied for 1st; ECC Lower Medium)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/16 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 9/30 at Griswold, 10/7 Ledyard, 10/14 East Lyme, 10/21 Windham (Willimantic), 10/28 at Fitch (Groton), 11/4 at Montville (Oakdale), 11/11 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 11/24 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (18.8), Montville (Oakdale) (9.9), Ledyard (4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-22.5), Bacon Academy (Colchester) (-16.6), Windham (Willimantic) (-6.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (7.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8831
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 39%
Opener: 9/16 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) [projection: 46-3 win]



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