Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Marcucci League: Southern Connecticut Division I - East Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Amhir Bess 5'8" 165 Senior RB 4.50 Ludovic Richardson 6'1" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.10 Anthony Masucci 5'9" 175 Senior DB/RB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Physically Strong Team Weaknesses: Replacing Skill Position Players RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 26 2010 National Rank: #2181 2010 State Rank: #9 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.2 2011 National Rank: #3225 2011 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2367 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 32-20 (10-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 36.3 2010 Points Against Average: 20.5 2010 Differential: +15.8 2010 Wins: #1771 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (38-14), #3198 Cheshire (46-36), #4174 Shelton (31-10), #4516 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (55-42), #6478 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-13), #9852 Branford (52-20), #10566 Hamden (47-0) 2010 Losses: #613 Xavier (Middletown) (22-15), #2342 West Haven (28-27), #3258 North Haven (20-17) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-47 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/16 at Xavier (Middletown), 9/23 at Branford, 9/30 at Shelton, 10/7 West Haven, 10/15 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/21 North Haven, 10/28 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/4 Cheshire, 11/11 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/24 at Hamden Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Xavier (Middletown) (43.9), West Haven (30.5), Cheshire (25.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (-10.7), Branford (-7.4), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (5.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2946 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/16 at Xavier (Middletown) [projection: 41-14 loss] |