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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Kyle York
League: Hoosier Heritage
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tytus Ragle 5'9" 150 Senior WR 4.8
Dakota Durick 5'7" 140 Senior RB 4.68
William Grieser 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 0.3
2018 National Rank: #6313
2018 State Rank: #137
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -20.5
2019 National Rank: #7510
2019 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11180
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 34-130 (20-90 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 28
2018 Points Against Average: 30.1
2018 Differential: -2.1
2018 Wins: #6038 Yorktown (42-25), #7620 Rushville (35-14), #9716 Franklin County (Brookville) (42-12), #11170 Shelbyville (41-18), #11434 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (28-0)
2018 Losses: #194 New Palestine (56-14), #1971 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (49-14), #2843 Delta (Muncie) (49-14), #4685 Greenwood (35-34), #4837 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (43-16)
2018 Opponents W-L: 52-57
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Franklin County (Brookville), 8/30 at Rushville, 9/6 at Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 9/13 Shelbyville, 9/20 at Yorktown, 9/27 at Delta (Muncie), 10/4 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 10/11 at New Palestine, 10/18 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: New Palestine (31.1), Delta (Muncie) (7), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Shelbyville (-35.4), Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (-32.3), Rushville (-26.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (4.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4572
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%