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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Roy Roberts
League: Central Connecticut - I East
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Crucial Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 3.6
2016 National Rank: #6553
2016 State Rank: #74
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2017 National Rank: #6587
2017 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7350
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 73-69 (34-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 27.8
2016 Points Against Average: 22.5
2016 Differential: +5.3
2016 Wins: #6118 Conard (West Hartford) (33-31), #7122 East Hartford (41-3), #7381 Simsbury (32-13), #11865 Enfield (42-7), #12602 Bulkeley/Weaver (Hartford) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #993 Southington (48-6), #5398 Wethersfield (27-6), #5503 Glastonbury (37-24), #5699 Hall [William] (West Hartford) (35-33), #6716 New Britain (24-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-51
Recent League Championships: 2003 (CCC East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/23/16 East Hartford (41-3)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Enfield, 9/15 New Britain, 9/22 at Southington, 9/28 at Glastonbury, 10/6 Conard (West Hartford), 10/21 at South Windsor, 10/27 at Hall [William] (West Hartford), 11/3 Simsbury, 11/10 Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 11/22 East Hartford
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southington (41.8), South Windsor (21.2), Glastonbury (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Enfield (-16), Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-14.7), Simsbury (-6.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5945
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%