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

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Drake Miller 6'6" 280 Senior OL 5.01 [Ball State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2011 National Rank: #3446
2011 State Rank: #114
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 16.6
2012 National Rank: #3655
2012 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6617
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 38-48 (20-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.6
2011 Points Against Average: 18
2011 Differential: +12.6
2011 Wins: #3371 Mattawan (25-16), #4009 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (20-8), #7230 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (56-6), #8161 Marshall (41-7), #8906 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (20-9), #9522 Coldwater (14-0), #11934 Central (Battle Creek) (34-13)
2011 Losses: #660 Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (35-28), #2097 Mason (38-26), #10977 Benton Harbor (48-42)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-50
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Southwestern Michigan East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Benton Harbor, 8/30 at Mattawan, 9/7 at Harper Creek (Battle Creek), 9/14 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 9/21 Central (Battle Creek), 9/28 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 10/5 Gull Lake (Richland), 10/12 at Marshall, 10/19 Coldwater
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (39.5), Mattawan (23.6), Lakeview (Battle Creek) (2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Battle Creek) (-18.4), Benton Harbor (-13.1), Coldwater (-6.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (8.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6689
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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