| Ledyard (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colonels Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jim Buonocore League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS JoJo Shumaker 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.50 Ty Ebdon 5'10" 185 Junior QB 4.80 River Thomas 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent In Backfield, Experience On OL, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Undersized DL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 15.8 2013 National Rank: #4253 2013 State Rank: #40 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 20 2014 National Rank: #3123 2014 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2563 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.6 Dynasty Record: 93-29 (37-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 41.1 2013 Points Against Average: 20.5 2013 Differential: +20.6 2013 Wins: #4502 New London (21-3), #6985 Montville (Oakdale) (55-13), #9549 Waterford (41-20), #10275 Fitch (Groton) (49-19), #10605 Plainfield (Central Village) (49-7), #10790 Killingly (55-14), #10795 RHAM (Hebron) (42-6), #12143 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (49-20), #13966 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (48-0) 2013 Losses: #451 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (84-49), #2514 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (32-14), #6787 Stonington (28-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-69 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Large), 2003 (ECC Large) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/13 at RHAM (Hebron), 9/19 at Griswold, 9/26 Stonington, 10/3 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 10/10 Waterford, 10/17 at Montville (Oakdale), 10/24 at Killingly, 10/31 Windham (Willimantic), 11/7 New London, 11/14 East Lyme, 11/27 at Fitch (Groton) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New London (14.7), Stonington (4.7), Montville (Oakdale) (3.9) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bacon Academy (Colchester) (-20.6), Waterford (-15.9), Killingly (-13.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 (2.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9283 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65% |