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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Dragons
Colors: Blue
Coach: Sal Morello
League: Central Connecticut - II East
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2016 National Rank: #2136
2016 State Rank: #24
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2017 National Rank: #1773
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5655
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 94-56-1 (62-34-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35
2016 Points Against Average: 17
2016 Differential: +18
2016 Wins: #3883 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (56-36), #3883 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (49-24), #4543 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (27-12), #4747 South Windsor (37-14), #5398 Wethersfield (34-3), #6102 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (48-6), #7572 Hartford Public (Hartford) (39-14), #7759 Farmington (40-0), #10672 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (35-7)
2016 Losses: #843 Windsor (21-17), #843 Windsor (40-14), #7056 Newington (27-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Central Connecticut II West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Wethersfield, 9/15 Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 9/22 Hartford Public (Hartford), 9/29 at Farmington, 10/6 Bristol Central (Bristol), 10/20 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs), 10/27 at Newington, 11/3 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ), 11/10 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 11/22 at Windsor
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor (26.7), Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (22.2), Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ) (15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-14.7), Farmington (-2), Hartford Public (Hartford) (1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (15.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5072
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41%