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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John McKenzie
League: Big Northern - West (moving from West Central - North)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2011 National Rank: #4073
2011 State Rank: #151
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.1
2012 National Rank: #3967
2012 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4862
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 60-37 (28-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.9
2011 Points Against Average: 23.1
2011 Differential: +15.8
2011 Wins: #3486 Orion (50-36), #6867 Illini West (Carthage) (25-10), #8342 Chicago International Charter-Longwood Academy (Chicago) (48-6), #9618 Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield) (50-20), #9753 Sherrard (44-21), #11710 Hall (Spring Valley) (36-14), #11984 Princeton (48-12), #12255 West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] (Hamilton) (69-33)
2011 Losses: #1453 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (37-19), #3054 Central/Southeastern (Camp Point) (37-18), #5120 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge) (28-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; West Central - North), 2010 (NCIC), 2008 (NCIC - Lincoln), 2007 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Lincoln)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 at Marengo, 8/31 at Rockford Christian (Rockford), 9/7 at Winnebago, 9/14 Stillman Valley, 9/21 Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 9/28 at Lutheran (Rockford), 10/5 Rock Falls, 10/12 Oregon, 10/19 at Byron
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Stillman Valley (34.1), Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (30.2), Oregon (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Falls (-13.6), Rockford Christian (Rockford) (-11.8), Marengo (1.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #157
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4056
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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