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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Doug Johnson
League: 4A Northern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Hansen 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL [Colorado State]
Justin Traxinger 6'8" 255 Senior OL/DL
Nick Chopp 6'5" 215 Senior WR/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Johnson 6'2" 215 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Both Lines, Depth, Improved Speed
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB, Big Game Experience, Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 40.6
2009 National Rank: #529
2009 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2010 Starting Power Rating: 39.9
2010 National Rank: #481
2010 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2200
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 49-30 (36-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 11-3
2009 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2009 Points For Average: 31.7
2009 Points Against Average: 18.7
2009 Differential: +13
2009 Wins: #586 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (42-41), #635 Wheat Ridge (36-20), #1629 Broomfield (28-21), #2378 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (33-18), #3226 Greeley Central (Greeley) (39-7), #4061 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (41-7), #6024 Niwot (29-0), #6079 Denver East (Denver) (43-16), #7963 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (49-7), #7963 Skyline (Longmont) (33-15), #9061 Thompson Valley (Loveland) (16-7)
2009 Losses: #148 Heritage (Littleton) (42-28), #325 Greeley West (Greeley) (48-24), #1162 Loveland (13-3)
2009 Opponents W-L: 91-63
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/30 at Arvada West (Arvada), 9/3 Skyline (Longmont), 9/11 Standley Lake (Westminster), 9/18 at Wheat Ridge, 9/25 at Greeley Central (Greeley), 10/1 Thompson Valley (Loveland), 10/8 at Niwot, 10/14 Greeley West (Greeley), 10/22 Broomfield, 10/28 at Loveland, 11/12 at Monarch (Louisville), 11/20 Dakota Ridge (Littleton)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Arvada West (Arvada) (41.5), Monarch (Louisville) (35.4), Greeley West (Greeley) (33.8)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Niwot (-13.3), Thompson Valley (Loveland) (-7.7), Skyline (Longmont) (-6)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (26 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1032
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-3
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/30 at Arvada West (Arvada) [projection: 31-21 loss]







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