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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Travis Brown
League: Wabash River
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Brown Senior QB/DB 4.44
Caleb Ellmore Senior RB/LB 4.81
Jimmy Thompson Senior WR/S 4.73

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Intelligence
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -16.6
2018 National Rank: #10002
2018 State Rank: #224
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -28.4
2019 National Rank: #9186
2019 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -22
Dynasty National Rank: #13527
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 55-108 (38-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2018 Points For Average: 30.8
2018 Points Against Average: 22.6
2018 Differential: +8.2
2018 Wins: #6202 Attica (45-20), #11406 Seeger (West Lebanon) (34-26), #13117 Riverton Parke (Montezuma) (42-6), #13425 Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon (Farmer City, IL) (44-14), #14295 South Newton (Kentland) (58-0)
2018 Losses: #4407 North Vermillion (Cayuga) (28-25), #6739 Parke Heritage (Rockville) (37-21), #6739 Parke Heritage (Rockville) (52-19), #8521 Fountain Central (Veedersburg) (21-0), #9980 South Vermillion (Clinton) (22-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 South Vermillion (Clinton), 8/30 Parke Heritage (Rockville), 9/6 at North Vermillion (Cayuga), 9/13 Fountain Central (Veedersburg), 9/20 at Seeger (West Lebanon), 9/27 South Newton (Kentland), 10/4 at Attica, 10/11 Tri-County (Wolcott), 10/18 at Riverton Parke (Montezuma)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Vermillion (Cayuga) (-0.6), Parke Heritage (Rockville) (-7.7), Attica (-12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: South Newton (Kentland) (-85.6), Tri-County (Wolcott) (-49.1), Riverton Parke (Montezuma) (-48.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.5 (-16.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11415
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%