Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/Black Coach: James Kelly League: Central Connecticut - II East Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rondell Bothroyd 6'4" 255 Senior DE/TE 4.78 Kobe Stigler 5'10" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.48 Isaiah Rivera 6'0" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.86 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Experience/Depth Team Weaknesses: QB/Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 5.6 2016 National Rank: #6109 2016 State Rank: #66 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.7 2017 National Rank: #6206 2017 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #12349 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.2 Dynasty Record: 46-97-1 (26-44-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 18.2 2016 Points Against Average: 18.4 2016 Differential: -0.2 2016 Wins: #7056 Newington (31-21), #7759 Farmington (28-0), #8039 Tolland (35-10), #10672 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (21-0) 2016 Losses: #843 Windsor (21-0), #2127 Middletown (48-6), #3883 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (16-6), #4747 South Windsor (22-21), #5095 Bristol Central (Bristol) (20-19), #7572 Hartford Public (Hartford) (26-15) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-51 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/22/16 Tolland (35-10) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 9/15 Wethersfield, 9/22 CREC [Public Safety Academy/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering/Metropolitan Learning Center] (Enfield), 9/29 at Windsor, 10/6 at Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden), 10/20 at Middletown, 10/27 at Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 11/3 Farmington, 11/11 at Hartford Public (Hartford), 11/21 Tolland Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (30.5), Windsor (26.7), Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (22.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: CREC [Public Safety Academy/Academy of Aerospace and Engineering/Metropolitan Learning Center] (Enfield) (-35.1), Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-14.7), Tolland (-10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6237 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |