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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%