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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Columbia/Black
Coach: Jay Hoskey
League: 2A District 6 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jerry Lowe 5'8.5" 200 Junior TB/OLB 4.54
Peyton Rutledge 6'0.5" 185 Junior FB/ILB 4.80
Ian Slagle 6'4" 310 Senior NG/G 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Junior Class, Physically Much Stronger/More Determined, Improved Depth
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth, Unproven Players

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2013 National Rank: #11237
2013 State Rank: #185
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -10.4
2014 National Rank: #10300
2014 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8754
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 38-66 (23-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 21
2013 Points Against Average: 28.8
2013 Differential: -7.8
2013 Wins: #11540 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (26-21), #12705 Benton (Van Horne) (27-19), #13913 Saydel (Des Moines) (56-16)
2013 Losses: #3508 Grinnell (54-28), #3862 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (34-0), #5834 Boone (35-6), #7455 Ballard (Huxley) (34-13), #9491 Newton (22-19), #11069 Nevada (24-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 43-46
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Grinnell (34-7), 9/5/14 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Grinnell, 9/5 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 9/12 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 9/19 at Union (La Porte City), 9/26 South Hardin (Eldora), 10/3 at Roland-Story (Story City), 10/10 Williamsburg, 10/17 at East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/24 Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grinnell (19.5), Williamsburg (11.8), Union (La Porte City) (4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-38.8), South Hardin (Eldora) (-27.9), Roland-Story (Story City) (-23.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #186
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10868
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%