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GENERAL
Nickname: Colonels
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jonathan Hernandez
League: Eastern Connecticut II (moving from Eastern Connecticut I)
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Sylvia 6'2" 200 Senior QB
James Smith 5'7" 150 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Anthony Rose 5'10" 230 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -18.7
2017 National Rank: #10854
2017 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -27.7
2018 National Rank: #9512
2018 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2980
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 49.8
Dynasty Record: 120-47 (47-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.7
2017 Points Against Average: 31.2
2017 Differential: -12.5
2017 Wins: #10020 Windham (Willimantic) (49-37), #13559 Bassick (Bridgeport) (43-0)
2017 Losses: #2888 Fitch (Groton) (27-19), #3980 East Lyme (50-14), #4659 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (35-6), #5663 New London (26-0), #7388 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (47-21), #8215 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (37-14), #9458 Montville (Oakdale) (21-7), #10022 Creed/Hill Regional Career Magnet/Whitney RVT (North Haven) (32-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 45-56
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2013 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2012 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2011 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Large), 2003 (ECC Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 Waterford, 9/14 at Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 9/21 Stonington, 9/28 Montville (Oakdale), 10/12 Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 10/19 at East Lyme, 10/26 at Killingly, 11/2 New London, 11/10 at Bacon Academy (Colchester), 11/22 at Fitch (Groton)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Killingly (14.4), Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (14.3), Fitch (Groton) (3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Waterford (-34.2), Montville (Oakdale) (-26), Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (-25.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4724
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%