Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Brian Mazzone League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - Uncas East) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Colton Engel 5'9" 185 Junior RB/DB 4.9 Jon Kopek 5'8" 175 Junior LB/C 5.3 Kody Messier 5'9" 220 Junior DT/T 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Top Tackler Is Back, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Youth, Must Replace 4 Key Skill Position Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.1 2016 National Rank: #7677 2016 State Rank: #91 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.1 2017 National Rank: #8366 2017 State Rank: #104 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -16.6 Dynasty National Rank: #12595 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13 Dynasty Record: 13-8 (7-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 29 2016 Points Against Average: 18.5 2016 Differential: +10.5 2016 Wins: #6999 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (21-16), #8919 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (40-7), #11534 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (41-23), #11639 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (42-34), #12113 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (34-12), #12796 Granby Memorial (Granby) (27-7), #13234 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (34-8), #13665 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (26-6), #13931 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (47-14) 2016 Losses: #1006 Ansonia (48-0), #8039 Ellington (28-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-58 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Morgan (Clinton), 9/16 at Canton, 9/23 at Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 9/30 at Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford), 10/6 Granby Memorial (Granby), 10/20 at Rockville (Vernon), 10/27 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial (Coventry), 11/3 Ellington, 11/10 North Branford, 11/22 at Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (-1.8), Ellington (-2.9), North Branford (-10.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Canton (-55.7), Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (-38.9), Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (-26) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5 (-8.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #157 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12623 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%