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GENERAL
Nickname: Colonels
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jim Buonocore
League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Kowalski 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB
Ky Childs 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB
Joe Carter 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Skill Position Players, Talent At QB, Young Players Should Fill In Some Gaps
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2012 National Rank: #3841
2012 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 12.7
2013 National Rank: #4659
2013 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3813
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 42-14 (17-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 26.8
2012 Points Against Average: 15.4
2012 Differential: +11.4
2012 Wins: #3368 Montville (Oakdale) (26-21), #3810 Fitch (Groton) (28-27), #7687 Griswold (21-7), #8534 Waterford (35-0), #9888 Killingly (35-18), #10139 East Lyme (48-7), #11275 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (47-7)
2012 Losses: #898 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (39-14), #3135 New London (7-0), #5766 Windham (Willimantic) (21-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 59-47
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Large), 2003 (ECC Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/22/12 Fitch (Groton) (28-27)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/12 RHAM (Hebron), 9/21 at Bacon Academy (Colchester), 9/27 Killingly, 10/4 at New London, 10/12 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 10/18 at Plainfield (Central Village), 10/25 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 11/1 Montville (Oakdale), 11/8 at Stonington, 11/21 at Waterford, 11/28 Fitch (Groton)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (35.9), Montville (Oakdale) (18.5), Fitch (Groton) (17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-32), RHAM (Hebron) (-15.9), Bacon Academy (Colchester) (-14.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7549
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%