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GENERAL
Nickname: Redmen
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Chad Neal
League: Eastern Connecticut II (moving from Eastern Connecticut III)
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Phelan 5'10" 195 Senior LB/G 4.99
Nsaiah Harriet 6'4" 235 Senior DE/ATH 4.83
Luke Desaulnier 6'3" 195 Senior QB/CB 4.98

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL Starters, 4500-Yard Backfield Graduated, New WRs

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2017 National Rank: #1089
2017 State Rank: #10
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2018 National Rank: #1541
2018 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8918
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 73-88 (29-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.3
2017 Points Against Average: 10.5
2017 Differential: +34.8
2017 Wins: #3472 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (41-14), #3980 East Lyme (47-28), #5197 Berlin (49-7), #5272 Capital Prep/Achievement First (Hartford) (41-32), #5663 New London (39-16), #6009 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (57-21), #6222 Griswold (49-0), #6317 Plainfield (Central Village) (42-0), #7282 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (49-7), #8215 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (35-0), #8962 Stonington (41-0), #10020 Windham (Willimantic) (44-6), #11617 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (55-6)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-65
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2016 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2015 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small), 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small), 2009 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/8/17 East Lyme (47-28), 9/15/17 Stonington (41-0), 9/22/17 Griswold (49-0), 9/29/17 Windham (Willimantic) (44-6), 10/14/17 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (35-0), 10/20/17 New London (39-16), 11/4/17 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (49-7), 11/10/17 Plainfield (Central Village) (42-0), 11/16/17 Capital Prep/Achievement First (Hartford) (41-32), 11/23/17 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (55-6), 11/28/17 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (57-21), 12/3/17 Berlin (49-7), 12/11/17 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (41-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Plainfield (Central Village), 9/14 at Griswold, 9/21 at New London, 9/28 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 10/12 at Stonington, 10/19 at Waterford, 10/26 Ledyard, 11/2 at Trinity Catholic (Stamford), 11/9 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: New London (3.3), Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (-4.9), Plainfield (Central Village) (-13)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Waterford (-34.2), Ledyard (-27.7), Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (-25.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (6.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7495
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%