GENERAL
Nickname: Academics
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tom Dyer
League: Southern Connecticut Division II - West
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Harold Cooper 5'8" 185 Junior RB/OLB 4.35
Je'Vaughn Moore 5'10" 170 Senior QB/CB 4.52
Andre Anderson 5'7.5" 180 Senior RB/S 4.40
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Rennick Bryan 6'3" 300 Senior OL [Connecticut]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2011 National Rank: #3392
2011 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.4
2012 National Rank: #2910
2012 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2284
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 72-27-1 (29-7-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35.7
2011 Points Against Average: 17.7
2011 Differential: +18
2011 Wins: #7191 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (54-20), #7566 Guilford (40-0), #7877 Branford (41-20), #8653 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (48-12), #8668 Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (46-7), #8889 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (50-26), #12940 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (46-7)
2011 Losses: #146 Xavier (Middletown) (35-7), #2571 North Haven (20-19), #2896 Cheshire (30-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006, 2005 (SCC Division II West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/4/11 Branford (41-20), 11/11/11 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (54-20), 11/24/11 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (48-12)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/13 at Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 9/21 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 9/28 at Branford, 10/5 Law [Jonathan] (Milford), 10/12 at North Haven, 10/19 Guilford, 10/26 Xavier (Middletown), 11/2 at Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 11/9 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford), 11/22 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Xavier (Middletown) (50.7), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39), North Haven (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (-23.1), Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (-12.5), Branford (-5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4911
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%