GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Coach: Rich Gadoury
League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - West)
Playoff Division: S
Playoff Division Rank: #27
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dominic Pagano 5'10.5" 195 Junior QB/OLB 4.95
Connor Field 5'8" 160 Junior RB/DL 4.73
Vince Lucca 6'1" 255 Junior OL/DB 5.13
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacob Largay Senior DT [Massachusetts]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Lack Senior Leadership, Only 4 Seniors
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2013 National Rank: #11662
2013 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -18
2014 National Rank: #11704
2014 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -30.9
Dynasty National Rank: #14247
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 12-29 (10-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 19.1
2013 Points Against Average: 22.9
2013 Differential: -3.8
2013 Wins: #10001 Canton (21-19), #11867 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (28-21), #13001 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (34-20), #13266 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (17-14), #13911 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (42-22), #14238 Housatonic-Wamogo (Falls Village) (2-0)
2013 Losses: #7798 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (36-16), #8242 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (48-21), #8342 Avon (38-19), #11015 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (6-0), #11487 Enfield (28-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-69
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3 officially, 2 on field
Streak List: 11/16/13 Housatonic-Wamogo (Falls Village) (2-0), 11/22/13 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (28-21), 11/27/13 Canton (21-19)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks), 9/19 Avon, 9/27 at Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering (Hartford), 10/2 at Enfield, 10/11 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry), 10/18 at Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 10/24 at Stafford/East Windsor (Stafford Springs), 11/1 at Ellington/Somers (Ellington), 11/7 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 11/14 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 11/27 at Canton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Avon (-1.6), Canton (-8.9), Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (-9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stafford/East Windsor (Stafford Springs) (-40.4), Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (-27.2), Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering (Hartford) (-19.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12094
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%