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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Eric Moore
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kody Kavanaugh 5'10" 170 Senior QB
Spencer Weeks 6'2" 210 Senior RB
Kyle Miller 6'2" 225 Senior DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joel Hale 6'4" 310 Senior DT 5.00 [Ohio State]
Nick Stoner 6'1" 160 Senior DB 4.4 [Indiana]
Andrew Gudeman 6'3" 220 Senior TE 4.78 [Miami (Oh)]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning, Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience On Defense, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 38.2
2010 National Rank: #792
2010 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 32.5
2011 National Rank: #1067
2011 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 44.4
Dynasty National Rank: #141
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 46-15 (24-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 26.9
2010 Points Against Average: 15
2010 Differential: +11.9
2010 Wins: #492 Pike (Indianapolis) (16-8), #1029 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (21-14), #1494 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (30-7), #2878 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (34-24), #2934 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (21-7), #3742 North Central (Indianapolis) (47-14), #4281 South Vigo (Terre Haute) (46-0)
2010 Losses: #213 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (28-27), #250 Carmel (21-14), #1572 Columbus East (Columbus) (27-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis), 8/26 Whiteland, 9/2 at Carmel, 9/9 North Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/16 at South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/23 at Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/30 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 10/7 North Central (Indianapolis), 10/14 at Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis) (64), Carmel (50.9), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Indianapolis) (18.1), Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (19.4), South Vigo (Terre Haute) (19.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.4 (31.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #119
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) [projection: 21-20 win]