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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Ritzler
League: Three Rivers
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Emmanuel Mogolu 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.5
Kyle Nunn 6'3" 180 Junior FS 4.7
Noah Routson 6'6" 275 Senior T 5.1

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Grant McKinniss 6'1" 190 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 Excellent RBs Return, Backfield Depth/Speed/Power
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26
2014 National Rank: #2413
2014 State Rank: #146
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.2
2015 National Rank: #3471
2015 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1275
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 68-54 [67-55 on the field] (47-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 33.8
2014 Points Against Average: 29.8
2014 Differential: +4
2014 Wins: #2031 Southview (Sylvania) (45-14), #4685 Grove City (27-25), #5540 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (55-28), #6521 Clay (Oregon) (48-0), #6815 Wayne [Anthony] (Whitehouse) (36-28), #7334 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (41-13)
2014 Losses: #146 Central Catholic (Toledo) (35-14), #1018 Whitmer (Toledo) (58-21), #1590 Lima (56-17), #1642 Ross (Fremont) (41-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 50-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Greater Buckeye), 2008 (Greater Buckeye), 2005 (Greater Buckeye), 2004 (tied for 1st; Greater Buckeye)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/31/14 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (41-13), 8/28/15 Wayne [Anthony] (Whitehouse) (41-0), 9/4/15 Hamilton (37-27), 9/11/15 Southview (Sylvania) (38-7), 9/18/15 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Wayne [Anthony] (Whitehouse), 9/4 Hamilton, 9/11 Southview (Sylvania), 9/18 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo), 9/25 at Clay (Oregon), 10/2 at St. John's Jesuit (Toledo), 10/9 Lima, 10/16 at Central Catholic (Toledo), 10/23 at Whitmer (Toledo), 10/30 Ross (Fremont)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Toledo) (54.1), Lima (42), Whitmer (Toledo) (40.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (-9.6), Wayne [Anthony] (Whitehouse) (3.6), Clay (Oregon) (6.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1617
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%