Ledyard (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colonels Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jim Buonocore League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kyle Wilson 6'3" 245 OL/DL Ben Morales 6'0" 235 OL John Rainey 6'0" 185 QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Depth At RB Team Weaknesses: Undersized DL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2011 National Rank: #2341 2011 State Rank: #14 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.6 2012 National Rank: #2051 2012 State Rank: #9 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2386 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 77-23 (30-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 26.2 2011 Points Against Average: 12.5 2011 Differential: +13.7 2011 Wins: #5344 Waterford (26-0), #5344 Waterford (15-7), #5431 Wolcott (35-0), #5897 Stonington (19-0), #6414 Fitch (Groton) (14-12), #6918 Montville (Oakdale) (65-21), #7877 Branford (28-21), #9092 Killingly (33-8), #9213 East Lyme (27-0), #10241 Windham (Willimantic) (26-16), #10808 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (38-7) 2011 Losses: #355 Ansonia (38-0), #2465 New London (33-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 82-57 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Large), 2003 (ECC Large) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/13 Waterford, 9/20 at Killingly, 9/28 at Windham (Willimantic), 10/5 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 10/12 Griswold, 10/19 at East Lyme, 10/26 at Montville (Oakdale), 11/2 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 11/10 New London, 11/22 at Fitch (Groton) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New London (23.1), Waterford (10.5), Fitch (Groton) (6.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bacon Academy (Colchester) (-12.2), Windham (Willimantic) (-9.4), East Lyme (-4.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (10.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7037 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61% |