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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John McKenzie
League: Big Northern - West
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.4
2013 National Rank: #7112
2013 State Rank: #261
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.1
2014 National Rank: #7138
2014 State Rank: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5710
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 65-50 (30-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 30
2013 Points Against Average: 30.6
2013 Differential: -0.6
2013 Wins: #9498 Rock Falls (57-34), #10709 Marengo (13-10), #12476 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (52-21)
2013 Losses: #1169 Stillman Valley (44-23), #1502 Winnebago (34-33), #1850 Lutheran (Rockford) (42-28), #4231 Oregon (35-20), #6341 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (27-20), #6767 Byron (28-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 49-47
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; West Central - North), 2010 (NCIC), 2008 (NCIC - Lincoln), 2007 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Lincoln)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Rich South (Richton Park), 9/5 Johnsburg, 9/12 at Byron, 9/19 Stillman Valley, 9/26 Dixon, 10/3 at Lutheran (Rockford), 10/10 at Rock Falls, 10/17 Oregon, 10/24 at Winnebago
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stillman Valley (35.4), Lutheran (Rockford) (32.1), Winnebago (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rich South (Richton Park) (-13.2), Johnsburg (-8.3), Dixon (-0.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4484
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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