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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Leon Miller
League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee
Playoff Division: 4A II
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Experience, Lines, LBs/RBs
Team Weaknesses: Young, Must Develop Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.5
2015 National Rank: #8541
2015 State Rank: #139
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.5
2016 National Rank: #8879
2016 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6861
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 70-55 (47-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 23.6
2015 Points Against Average: 19.8
2015 Differential: +3.8
2015 Wins: #9756 Anderson County (Garnett) (35-8), #10559 Iola (28-14), #11196 Riverton (20-6), #11481 Burlington (26-0), #12107 Baxter Springs (42-6), #13759 Southeast (Cherokee) (38-8)
2015 Losses: #3257 Columbus (61-21), #5077 Frontenac (38-6), #5077 Frontenac (33-6), #6075 Galena (24-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-53
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Frontenac, 9/9 at Riverton, 9/16 Columbus, 9/23 at Galena, 9/30 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg), 10/14 Anderson County (Garnett), 10/21 at Burlington, 10/28 at Iola
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Frontenac (19.8), St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (17.8), Columbus (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Riverton (-22.5), Anderson County (Garnett) (-17.1), Burlington (-16.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 (-3.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9977
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%