GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Andy Guyon
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nick Hasselman 6'0" 220 Senior ILB/HB
Ryan Terlecky 6'0" 240 Senior DL/OL
Quinn Zdrojeski 6'2" 225 Senior DE/SB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Levis 6'4" 220 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Attitude, Work-Ethic, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Youth, QB Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13
2017 National Rank: #4057
2017 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.2
2018 National Rank: #4913
2018 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 39
Dynasty National Rank: #585
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.2
Dynasty Record: 121-45-1 (44-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 30.2
2017 Points Against Average: 29.7
2017 Differential: +0.5
2017 Wins: #3506 Newtown (30-14), #4917 Notre Dame (West Haven) (42-28), #7317 Hamden (47-20), #12056 East Haven (56-3)
2017 Losses: #437 Greenwich (48-20), #701 West Haven (45-7), #1652 North Haven (50-49), #2002 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-7), #2480 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (14-7), #4659 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (40-37)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Recent State Championships: 2014 (LL-Small), 2012 (LL), 2011 (LL), 2010 (LL), 2005 (LL)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2011 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2010 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2005 (SCC Division I West), 2004 (SCC Division I West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 9/13 at Shelton, 9/21 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 9/28 at East Haven, 10/12 Notre Dame (West Haven), 10/20 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/26 at North Haven, 11/2 Hamden, 11/9 West Haven, 11/15 at Greenwich
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwich (34.7), West Haven (32.9), Shelton (24.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Haven (-33.3), Notre Dame (West Haven) (-15.1), Hamden (-12.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1776
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%