Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Joe DeCaprio League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rob Oliverio 6'1" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.8 Jackson Zalinsky 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.9 Tom Candelora 5'11" 160 Junior WR/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 10.6 2018 National Rank: #4116 2018 State Rank: #47 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -4.2 2019 National Rank: #3959 2019 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 30.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1397 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.6 Dynasty Record: 102-70 (36-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th) 2018 Points For Average: 26.3 2018 Points Against Average: 22.3 2018 Differential: +4 2018 Wins: #5571 Branford (33-14), #5887 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (21-14), #6913 Xavier (Middletown) (21-6), #7193 New London (33-19), #8194 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (39-20), #8428 Hamden (62-16) 2018 Losses: #788 Shelton (44-13), #1151 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (41-20), #3068 Cheshire (21-14), #3515 West Haven (28-7) 2018 Opponents W-L: 51-52 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2015 (Southern Connecticut - I East), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/21/18 Hamden (62-16) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/13 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 9/21 at St. Joseph (Trumbull), 9/27 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 10/4 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/18 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 10/25 at Fitch (Groton), 11/1 Xavier (Middletown), 11/8 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/15 West Haven, 11/28 at Hamden Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39.7), St. Joseph (Trumbull) (26), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (20.6) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (-29.6), Xavier (Middletown) (-12.6), Fitch (Groton) (-11.2) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1549 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 5th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |