Hamden (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Dragons Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Dyer League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 2 Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 11 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Tillman 6'1" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.4 Josh Marshak 6'1" 170 QB/DB 4.7 John Mayes 6'0" 170 Senior WR/C 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning All Offensive Starters Team Weaknesses: Replacing Leading Tackler, Must Replace LBs, Kicking Game Needs Improvement RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -0.9 2016 National Rank: #7622 2016 State Rank: #90 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2017 National Rank: #5121 2017 State Rank: #51 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6285 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 41-102-2 (12-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 11.2 2016 Points Against Average: 34.5 2016 Differential: -23.3 2016 Wins: #8366 East Haven (30-24), #12628 Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (26-13) 2016 Losses: #467 West Haven (42-0), #648 Notre Dame (West Haven) (55-6), #1108 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (41-8), #1620 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (28-6), #2229 North Haven (54-0), #4213 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (22-8), #4595 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (26-8), #5651 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (40-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-45 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Norwalk, 9/15 at Pomperaug (Southbury), 9/22 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 9/29 at Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 10/6 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 10/13 New Milford, 10/27 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/3 Xavier (Middletown), 11/10 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 11/23 Notre Dame (West Haven) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Xavier (Middletown) (40), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (33.6), Notre Dame (West Haven) (31.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norwalk (0.5), Pomperaug (Southbury) (3.4), Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (5.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1872 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%