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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Keim
League: Southwestern Michigan - East
Playoff Division: none

TOP PLAYERS
Drake Miller 6'6" 280 Senior OL [Ball State]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 3.6
2010 National Rank: #7019
2010 State Rank: #263
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 7.1
2011 National Rank: #5720
2011 State Rank: #194
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10001
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 10-35 (5-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.1
2010 Points Against Average: 23.7
2010 Differential: +0.4
2010 Wins: #2092 Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (21-17), #8746 Coldwater (41-14), #10033 Central (Battle Creek) (34-22), #10260 Benton Harbor (30-20), #10286 Marshall (21-14)
2010 Losses: #2965 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (44-27), #4760 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (48-22), #6776 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (10-7), #7423 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (24-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 38-48
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Southwestern Michigan East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Benton Harbor, 9/1 Mattawan, 9/9 Harper Creek (Battle Creek), 9/16 at Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 9/23 at Central (Battle Creek), 9/30 Lakeview (Battle Creek), 10/8 at Lumen Christi (Jackson), 10/14 Marshall, 10/21 at Coldwater
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (28.7), Lumen Christi (Jackson) (12.5), Lakeview (Battle Creek) (4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Harbor (-11.3), Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-9.7), Marshall (-9.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #288
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7969
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Benton Harbor [projection: 35-14 win]



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