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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Matt McKinnon
League: Central Connecticut - II West
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Whitaker 5'10" 230 Senior OL/NG
Connor Pace 6'3" 190 Senior WR/FS
Jacob Rivera 5'10" 205 Senior MLB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Senior Class, Many Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Must Fill DL Holes

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2018 National Rank: #3980
2018 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 3.4
2019 National Rank: #2684
2019 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6419
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 87-80-1 [86-81-1 on the field] (44-41-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 25.8
2018 Points Against Average: 18.6
2018 Differential: +7.2
2018 Wins: #1838 Windsor (21-20), #4138 Bristol Central (Bristol) (24-0), #7262 Northwest Catholic (West Hartford) (33-0), #7413 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (20-6), #9492 Hartford Public (Hartford) (49-6), #10026 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (34-14)
2018 Losses: #1902 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (49-18), #2480 Middletown (38-20), #3037 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (26-19), #7667 Newington (27-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-52
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (Central Connecticut II East), 2013 (Central Connecticut II East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Central Connecticut 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/14 at Hartford Public (Hartford), 9/20 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 9/27 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/4 at Farmington, 10/11 at Bristol Central (Bristol), 10/25 at Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 11/1 Middletown, 11/8 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden), 11/15 at Hall [William] (West Hartford), 11/27 Newington
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39.7), Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (4.6), Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-34.3), Hartford Public (Hartford) (-30.2), Hall [William] (West Hartford) (-15.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3908
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%