Hartford (White River Junction, VT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hurricanes Colors: Blue/White Coach: Matt Trombly League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Hamilton 5'10" 180 Junior FS Brett MacCleren 5'10" 175 RB Matt Lucke 6'0" 200 OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 18.2 2015 National Rank: #3810 2015 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.7 2016 National Rank: #2834 2016 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2188 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8 Dynasty Record: 90-38 (68-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 24.6 2015 Points Against Average: 17.4 2015 Differential: +7.2 2015 Wins: #6141 Brattleboro (41-21), #6203 Mount Anthony (Bennington) (33-26), #6427 Colchester (20-0), #6427 Colchester (14-6), #7475 St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) (43-21), #7797 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (21-6), #8823 Rice Memorial (South Burlington) (54-12) 2015 Losses: #1239 Rutland (34-20), #1655 Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA) (27-0), #2598 Middlebury (21-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 48-47 Recent State Championships: 2012 (1), 2011 (1), 2010 (1), 2008 (1), 2007 (1) Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Brattleboro (41-3) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Brattleboro, 9/9 at Colchester, 9/16 Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA), 9/23 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), 10/1 at Rice Memorial (South Burlington), 10/7 Mount Anthony (Bennington), 10/15 at St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury), 10/21 at Rutland Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rutland (35.6), Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA) (31.7), Mount Anthony (Bennington) (13.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Colchester (-7.4), Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (-5.1), Rice Memorial (South Burlington) (3.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 (12.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4389 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%