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GENERAL
Nickname: Big Red
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Tyler Whitley
League: Housatonic
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 0-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Salytchev 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.48
Pat Ford 6'6" 230 Senior QB 4.9
Sam Okpan 6'0" 230 Senior ILB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Quentin Harris 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size, Athleticism, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Experience Working Together, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2014 National Rank: #5906
2014 State Rank: #56 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 0.7
2015 National Rank: #7666
2015 State Rank: #73 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #7219
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 34-61 (25-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 19.3
2014 Points Against Average: 36.4
2014 Differential: -17.1
2014 Wins: #4913 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (8-6), #5627 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26-18), #10346 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-14)
2014 Losses: #361 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (58-13), #1100 Brunswick (Greenwich) (53-14), #2729 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (37-12), #2881 Kent School (Kent) (42-12), #5627 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (63-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 37-30
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/9/14 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-14), 11/15/14 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26-18)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/26 Kent School (Kent), 10/3 Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/10 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/17 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/24 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/31 Salisbury School (Salisbury), 11/7 at Suffield Academy (Suffield), 11/14 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (Greenwich) (44.8), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (43.9), Suffield Academy (Suffield) (22.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-10.8), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-0.6), Salisbury School (Salisbury) (1.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2629
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%