GENERAL
Nickname: Blazing Trojan
Colors: Royal Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Tony Palombi
League: Southland
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cornell Washington 6'0" 190 Senior DB/QB 4.58
Bruce Busch 6'0" 195 Senior DB/RB 4.6
Isaac Marrufo 5'9" 215 Senior LB/OL 4.8
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Pugh 6'1" 215 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Players Are Hungry To Take Program To Next Level
Team Weaknesses: Young Team
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2014 National Rank: #3432
2014 State Rank: #118
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.2
2015 National Rank: #4741
2015 State Rank: #170
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6961
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 42-69 (21-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 23.9
2014 Points Against Average: 15.2
2014 Differential: +8.7
2014 Wins: #3612 Crete-Monee (Crete) (8-7), #4492 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (23-13), #4966 Rich Central (Olympia Fields) (35-28), #5072 Kankakee (33-24), #7695 Thornwood (South Holland) (21-0), #9023 Rich South (Richton Park) (48-0), #11145 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond, IN) (57-0)
2014 Losses: #828 Bolingbrook (35-0), #1675 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (17-14), #5443 Rich East (Park Forest) (28-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 48-51
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2007 (tied for 1st; SICA - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond, IN) (21-0)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Andrew [Victor J.] (Tinley Park), 9/5 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox), 9/12 at Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake), 9/19 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond, IN), 9/26 Rich Central (Olympia Fields), 10/3 at Rich South (Richton Park), 10/9 at Kankakee, 10/16 at Crete-Monee (Crete), 10/24 Rich East (Park Forest)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (31.2), Crete-Monee (Crete) (17.2), Rich East (Park Forest) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond, IN) (-6.2), Andrew [Victor J.] (Tinley Park) (-4.2), Kankakee (2.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (15.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4924
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%