GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brad Seaburg
League: Fox Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Pennington Sophomore FB
Jason Gregoire Senior QB
Michael Gomez Senior DL
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Trevor Ruhland 6'4" 270 Senior OL [Notre Dame]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Leadership, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, K
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2013 National Rank: #1903
2013 State Rank: #65
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40
2014 National Rank: #668
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.9
Dynasty National Rank: #406
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 109-23 (60-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 22.6
2013 Points Against Average: 17.4
2013 Differential: +5.2
2013 Wins: #2153 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (6-0), #3230 Guilford (Rockford) (28-17), #4022 South (Crystal Lake) (21-14), #4224 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (34-0), #4330 Hampshire (33-13), #4675 Huntley (16-13), #7908 McHenry (48-14)
2013 Losses: #265 Lake Zurich (25-0), #525 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (42-18), #1220 Boylan (Rockford) (17-10), #1949 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (36-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 76-42
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/30/14 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (38-28)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Wheaton North (Wheaton), 9/5 vs Lake Zurich, 9/12 at Grayslake North (Grayslake), 9/19 Woodstock North (Woodstock), 9/26 Huntley, 10/4 McHenry, 10/10 at Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/17 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 10/24 at South (Crystal Lake)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Zurich (49.4), Wheaton North (Wheaton) (39.9), Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock North (Woodstock) (-11.2), McHenry (2.3), Huntley (15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 (25.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1892
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%