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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Bob Brackett
League: Eastern Connecticut - Large
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jevon Elmore 5'10" 170 Senior RB 4.4 [Army]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.6
2011 National Rank: #2465
2011 State Rank: #15
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2012 National Rank: #2623
2012 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2512
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 77-26 (29-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.9
2011 Points Against Average: 11.9
2011 Differential: +23
2011 Wins: #2341 Ledyard (33-14), #2580 Greenwich (51-33), #5802 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (37-17), #6918 Montville (Oakdale) (48-0), #8082 Griswold (15-0), #9213 East Lyme (47-7), #10241 Windham (Willimantic) (49-13), #10808 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (34-6), #12401 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (44-0)
2011 Losses: #1507 New Canaan (27-26), #6414 Fitch (Groton) (14-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-50
Recent State Championships: 2008 (SS)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2005 (ECC Lower Medium), 2004 (tied for 1st; ECC Lower Medium)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 Killingly, 9/21 Montville (Oakdale), 9/28 at East Lyme, 10/5 North Haven, 10/12 at Waterford, 10/19 at Plainfield (Central Village), 10/27 at Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 11/2 Fitch (Groton), 11/10 at Ledyard, 11/22 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ledyard (26.8), North Haven (15.4), Waterford (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-21.5), Plainfield (Central Village) (-16.5), East Lyme (-4.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (7.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6932
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%



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