| Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Joe DeCaprio League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2021 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Piechota 6'0" 190 Junior QB 4.7 Jacob Staton 5'11" 200 Senior TB/LB 4.8 Christian Lewis 6'3" 235 Senior HB/DE 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Senior-Heavy Team Weaknesses: Replacing Both OTs RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 0.3 2021 National Rank: #5504 2021 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -7 2022 National Rank: #4154 2022 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 27.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1542 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.9 Dynasty Record: 111-81 (37-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 3-7 2021 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (7th) 2021 Points For Average: 25.9 2021 Points Against Average: 30.1 2021 Differential: -4.2 2021 Wins: #2666 Wilton (36-35), #3175 Masuk (Monroe) (54-35), #9207 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (65-22) 2021 Losses: #1198 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (28-22), #2149 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (43-18), #3155 Xavier (Middletown) (35-0), #3551 West Haven (27-20), #3663 Cheshire (26-20), #3736 Hamden (35-12), #5854 Branford (15-12) 2021 Opponents W-L: 73-36 Recent State Championships: 2009 (L) 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 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/9 West Haven, 9/16 North Haven, 9/23 vs Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 9/30 Xavier (Middletown), 10/14 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/21 at Cheshire, 10/28 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/4 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/11 Shelton, 11/24 at Hamden Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Shelton (7.5), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (4.5), Cheshire (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (-40), Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (-26), North Haven (-7.4) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2871 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |