| Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Marcucci League: Southern Connecticut Division I - East Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Owen Barnell 6'1" 245 Senior G Kyle Cullen 6'2" 240 Senior T/DE Kameran Matthews 6'3" 195 Junior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience On OL, Defense Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 23.6 2013 National Rank: #2740 2013 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.8 2014 National Rank: #2160 2014 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1877 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9 Dynasty Record: 67-48 (23-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 5-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 30.7 2013 Points Against Average: 27.2 2013 Differential: +3.5 2013 Wins: #4228 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (38-20), #5032 Cheshire (28-0), #6320 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (56-28), #7130 Hamden (43-7), #12330 Branford (48-7) 2013 Losses: #451 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (47-28), #655 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (49-14), #885 West Haven (38-29), #1208 Xavier (Middletown) (54-13), #1472 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (21-20), #1686 Ridgefield (28-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 76-57 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/28/13 Hamden (43-7) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/11 St. Joseph (Trumbull), 9/19 Branford, 9/26 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/2 at Ridgefield, 10/10 West Haven, 10/17 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/24 Xavier (Middletown), 10/30 at Cheshire, 11/7 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/14 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/27 at Hamden Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Trumbull) (44.6), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (42.9), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (41.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Branford (-21.9), Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (5.5), Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (7.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1351 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |