Topeka (KS) previews home 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% |