| New Fairfield (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rebels Colors: Scarlet/Blue Coach: Anthony Fata League: South-West - Patriot Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zachary Buffington 5'10" 195 Junior RB/DE Randy Benitez 5'8" 190 Senior RB/LB Zachary Thuesen Junior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Several Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Line Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18.5 2016 National Rank: #3408 2016 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9 2017 National Rank: #5259 2017 State Rank: #53 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6772 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 73-74-1 (54-54-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 20.9 2016 Points Against Average: 13.8 2016 Differential: +7.1 2016 Wins: #2834 Masuk (Monroe) (13-10), #6228 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (14-7), #6456 New Milford (57-8), #6961 Brookfield (28-7), #7191 Weston (21-17), #7279 Pomperaug (Southbury) (17-16), #7759 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (17-0), #10600 Bethel (40-6) 2016 Losses: #1108 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (27-14), #1993 Newtown (34-0), #3883 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (20-9) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-54 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwest - Patriot), 2007 (Southwest - Patriot) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Brookfield, 9/15 Branford, 9/22 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield), 10/6 at Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 10/13 at Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 10/20 Newtown, 10/27 at Bethel, 11/3 Barlow [Joel] (Redding), 11/10 Weston, 11/23 at New Milford Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (33.6), Newtown (18.7), New Milford (12.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Branford (-16.4), Bethel (-8.7), Weston (-8.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (13.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #70 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5629 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |