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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Walt Alexander
League: Centennial
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Tillman 6'1" 200 Senior RB/MLB 4.75
Alec Beatty 6'0" 170 Junior QB/FS 4.58
Dante Brooks 6'2.5" 190 Sophomore WR/QB 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Geary 6'0" 290 Senior DT [Kansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2012 National Rank: #1096
2012 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2013 National Rank: #1320
2013 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2238
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 28-20 (24-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 36.6
2012 Points Against Average: 18.4
2012 Differential: +18.2
2012 Wins: #1435 Emporia (40-26), #2622 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (39-25), #3743 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (19-13), #3815 Seaman (Topeka) (34-13), #3877 Hayden (Topeka) (30-15), #4236 Northwest (Wichita) (42-13), #4653 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (35-7), #9606 Highland Park (Topeka) (57-14), #11093 West (Topeka) (61-7)
2012 Losses: #349 Hutchinson (42-33), #3806 Manhattan (27-13)
2012 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Highland Park (Topeka), 9/13 at Hayden (Topeka), 9/20 West (Topeka), 9/27 at Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh), 10/4 Seaman (Topeka), 10/11 Emporia, 10/18 at Manhattan, 10/25 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City), 11/1 at Washburn Rural (Topeka)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Emporia (29.8), Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (24), Manhattan (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West (Topeka) (-13.8), Highland Park (Topeka) (-6.7), Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (9.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7 (19.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3692
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%