| Hamden (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Dragons Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Dyer League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2023 JV Record: 1-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS T.J. Byrd 6'3" 330 Senior OL Xavier Ager 6'1" 200 Junior LB/HB Julian Barajas 5'9" 165 Senior DB/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Size, QB/RB Experience Team Weaknesses: DB Inexperience, Only 2 Returning Defensive Starters RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 0.8 2023 National Rank: #5340 2023 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: -19.6 2024 National Rank: #5972 2024 State Rank: #49 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 4.6 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4648 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1 5-Year Dynasty Record: 26-16 (13-7 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5084 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2 Dynasty Record: 70-135-2 (26-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 4-6 2023 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2023 Points For Average: 22.6 2023 Points Against Average: 31.7 2023 Differential: -9.1 2023 Wins: #6133 Trumbull (47-46), #6948 Notre Dame (West Haven) (21-17), #7193 Branford (20-0), #9953 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (41-14) 2023 Losses: #803 North Haven (38-7), #1593 West Haven (47-21), #2675 Cheshire (41-0), #3016 Shelton (42-28), #3386 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (37-27), #4453 Ludlowe (Fairfield) (35-14) 2023 Opponents W-L: 63-46 Recent League Championships: 2021 (Southern Connecticut - Tier 2), 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/23/23 Notre Dame (West Haven) (21-17) SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 9/13 at Staples (Westport), 9/20 at North Haven, 9/27 New Britain, 10/4 West Haven, 10/10 at Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford), 10/25 Law [Jonathan] (Milford), 11/1 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/8 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/15 at Guilford, 11/28 Notre Dame (West Haven) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: North Haven (19.7), Staples (Westport) (18.3), West Haven (13.5) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (West Haven) (-28.8), Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (-23.7), New Britain (-11.5) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2131 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2024 Projected League Finish: 8th 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |