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GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Roy
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Roberts 6'1" 215 Senior QB
Jack Carr 6'0" 185 Senior RB/SS
Ray Wiener 6'1" 220 Senior MLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Nearly All Starters Return

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 30
2017 National Rank: #1537
2017 State Rank: #15
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 24.9
2018 National Rank: #730
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #768
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 124-43 (47-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 26.7
2017 Points Against Average: 19.5
2017 Differential: +7.2
2017 Wins: #359 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (21-19), #701 West Haven (38-28), #1652 North Haven (31-20), #2002 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (19-15), #3506 Newtown (35-28), #4917 Notre Dame (West Haven) (40-6), #5600 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (27-17), #7852 Guilford (17-0), #9930 Derby (49-8)
2017 Losses: #701 West Haven (45-7), #1976 Cheshire (28-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-47
Recent State Championships: 2003 (L)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015 (Southern Connecticut - I West), 2014 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2007 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2006 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2003 (SCC Housatonic)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Cheshire, 9/13 Xavier (Middletown), 9/21 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 9/28 Guilford, 10/12 at Masuk (Monroe), 10/19 at North Haven, 10/26 West Haven, 11/2 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 11/9 at Notre Dame (West Haven)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Haven (32.9), Masuk (Monroe) (14.4), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (West Haven) (-15.1), Guilford (-12.6), Xavier (Middletown) (-7.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (26.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2053
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%