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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Kovi Christiansen
League: 3A - North
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Larsen 6'4" 130 Senior FB/CB 4.33
Ryan Milburn 6'5" 120 Senior WR/CB 4.33
Justin Fry 5'7" 175 Senior OLB/FB 4.41

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Offense

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 10.2
2014 National Rank: #5524
2014 State Rank: #60
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2015 National Rank: #5953
2015 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2985
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 91-46 (46-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 26.7
2014 Points Against Average: 13.5
2014 Differential: +13.2
2014 Wins: #1585 South Summit (Kamas) (28-21), #7118 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant) (20-11), #8627 Grantsville (38-7), #10124 Ben Lomond (Ogden) (38-6), #11119 Carbon (Price) (44-0), #12005 Emery (Castle Dale) (35-0)
2014 Losses: #1106 Judge Memorial (Salt Lake City) (14-9), #4698 Union (Roosevelt) (42-27), #4757 Manti (12-7), #7246 Granger (West Valley City) (22-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-59
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A Region 11), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Bear River (Garland), 8/28 at South Summit (Kamas), 9/4 at Ben Lomond (Ogden), 9/11 Delta, 9/18 at Juan Diego Catholic (Draper), 9/25 at Emery (Castle Dale), 10/2 Carbon (Price), 10/8 Union (Roosevelt), 10/14 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant), 10/23 at Grantsville
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: South Summit (Kamas) (25.7), Juan Diego Catholic (Draper) (23), Union (Roosevelt) (7.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Carbon (Price) (-17.2), Ben Lomond (Ogden) (-13.5), Delta (-12.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (6.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8058
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%