Cumberland (RI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Clippers Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Josh Lima League: Division I-B (moving from Division I) Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Gaboury 5'7" 175 Senior ATH/DB 4.59 Jack Hayes 5'2" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.7 Josh Holzberger 6'2" 225 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Youth, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 18.7 2015 National Rank: #3716 2015 State Rank: #8 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 8.1 2016 National Rank: #5861 2016 State Rank: #15 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5716 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 81-69 (55-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.9 2015 Points Against Average: 15.2 2015 Differential: +5.7 2015 Wins: #3417 Portsmouth (17-10), #4425 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (21-0), #6348 Cranston East (Cranston) (30-13), #9685 Woonsocket (41-12), #11083 Barrington (41-0) 2015 Losses: #336 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (23-20), #858 La Salle Academy (Providence) (38-6), #2187 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (34-14), #2307 East Providence (15-13), #4879 Cranston West (Cranston) (7-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-52 Recent State Championships: 2012 (II) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Division II-B), 2012 (Division II-B), 2003 (Division II) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Woonsocket (41-12) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Attleboro (MA), 9/16 Rogers (Newport), 9/23 at Tolman (Pawtucket), 9/30 at Cranston East (Cranston), 10/7 La Salle Academy (Providence), 10/14 Central (Providence), 10/28 at Barrington, 11/4 at Portsmouth, 11/24 Woonsocket Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle Academy (Providence) (34.3), Attleboro (MA) (30.8), Portsmouth (25.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Barrington (-12.1), Woonsocket (-11.1), Tolman (Pawtucket) (-5.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4352 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%