Hamden (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Dragons Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Dyer League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 2 (moving from Southern Connecticut - I West) Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eric Ruffin 5'10" 205 Senior DE/TE 4.8 Virgil Harrell 6'0" 175 Senior RB/SS 4.6 Stanley Arrington 6'0" 180 Senior QB/FS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: Team Has Not Been Competitive In A While, Secondary Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -4.4 2015 National Rank: #8969 2015 State Rank: #94 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.9 2016 National Rank: #9843 2016 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6039 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6 Dynasty Record: 39-94-2 (12-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-9 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 11.6 2015 Points Against Average: 32.1 2015 Differential: -20.5 2015 Wins: #9198 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (24-6) 2015 Losses: #682 Shelton (48-0), #1227 Notre Dame (West Haven) (28-6), #2276 West Haven (43-6), #2871 Xavier (Middletown) (28-7), #3123 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (34-7), #3891 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (38-8), #6105 Cheshire (13-7), #7314 East Haven (34-31), #7776 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (49-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 61-45 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 West Haven, 9/16 North Haven, 9/23 at Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 9/30 at Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 10/7 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/21 at East Haven, 10/28 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 11/4 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 11/11 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/24 Notre Dame (West Haven) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Haven (31.4), Notre Dame (West Haven) (29.5), North Haven (29.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (-32.1), East Haven (-4.9), Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3803 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%