GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Edward McCarthy
League: Southern Connecticut Division I - East
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Zatrell Lyons 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB
Marshont Little 5'9" 145 Senior FB/DB
Tayvon Gibbs 6'0" 205 Senior DE/TE
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ervin Phillips 5'11" 175 Senior RB [Syracuse]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth In Offensive Backfield
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 38.7
2013 National Rank: #885
2013 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.2
2014 National Rank: #2099
2014 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1177
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 82-36-1 (30-15 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 39.8
2013 Points Against Average: 23.3
2013 Differential: +16.5
2013 Wins: #1208 Xavier (Middletown) (35-34), #1472 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (46-35), #1737 Shelton (35-26), #2395 Hall [William] (West Hartford) (51-26), #2740 Notre Dame (West Haven) (38-29), #2864 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (57-25), #5032 Cheshire (48-20), #5932 Guilford (42-14), #6320 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (50-7), #7130 Hamden (49-7)
2013 Losses: #655 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (29-26), #655 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (29-20), #1783 Greenwich (22-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 91-59
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (SCC Division I East), 2003 (SCC Quinnipiac)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 Greenwich, 9/19 at Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 9/26 Cheshire, 10/2 Guilford, 10/10 at Notre Dame (West Haven), 10/17 at Xavier (Middletown), 10/24 Hamden, 10/31 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/7 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/14 at Shelton, 11/27 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (42.9), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (41.1), Xavier (Middletown) (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (5.5), Hamden (8.2), Guilford (8.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (25.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #926
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%