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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Denny Molzen
League: West Alameda County - Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Will Sualua 5'11" 225 Senior FB/DE 5.3
Cameron Brown 6'2" 190 Senior RB/SS 4.7
Daniel Gutierrez 5'10" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength, DL Depth, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Depth, Offensive Experience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.5
2016 National Rank: #8785
2016 State Rank: #623
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10
2017 National Rank: #9625
2017 State Rank: #686
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6285
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 57-88 (44-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 24.6
2016 Points Against Average: 33.9
2016 Differential: -9.3
2016 Wins: #9535 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (55-21), #12807 Tennyson (Hayward) (52-15)
2016 Losses: #567 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (45-0), #3116 San Leandro (41-0), #3574 El Cerrito (41-15), #4213 Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (39-13), #4349 Piedmont (35-21), #6250 Berkeley (61-51), #6999 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (15-14), #7572 Stellar Prep (Oakland) (26-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-45
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Dublin, 9/1 vs Mt. Eden (Hayward), 9/8 Newark Memorial (Newark), 9/15 Logan [James] (Union City), 9/22 El Cerrito, 10/6 vs San Leandro, 10/13 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/20 at Piedmont, 10/27 vs Tennyson (Hayward), 11/3 Berkeley
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (51.6), San Leandro (16.5), El Cerrito (14)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tennyson (Hayward) (-31.4), Newark Memorial (Newark) (-30.4), Mt. Eden (Hayward) (-2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #444
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6498
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%