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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Nick Trombetta
League: 4A Pioneer
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

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

TOP PLAYERS
Fernando Paredes 6'1" 250 Senior OL/MLB
J.R. William 6'4" 220 Senior TE/DE
Robert Banks 5'10" 165 Senior DB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Physicality, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, No Tradition Of Winning

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -21.6
2018 National Rank: #10902
2018 State Rank: #157
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -40.4
2019 National Rank: #11373
2019 State Rank: #164
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11879
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.5
Dynasty Record: 36-123 [35-124 on the field] (13-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 11.1
2018 Points Against Average: 34
2018 Differential: -22.9
2018 Wins: #11168 Centaurus (Lafayette) (40-35), #13007 Littleton (26-6)
2018 Losses: #1519 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (49-0), #4266 Heritage (Littleton) (30-6), #4414 Standley Lake (Westminster) (48-6), #5154 Delta (42-0), #5402 Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (30-0), #7246 Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora) (41-0), #7718 Northglenn (28-6), #8955 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (31-27)
2018 Opponents W-L: 54-51
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Northglenn, 9/6 at Delta, 9/20 at Heritage (Littleton), 9/27 at Littleton, 10/4 at Kennedy [John F.] (Denver), 10/11 at Standley Lake (Westminster), 10/19 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/25 at Centaurus (Lafayette), 10/31 at Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora), 11/8 Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Littleton) (2.9), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (2.8), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (-1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Littleton (-46.8), Centaurus (Lafayette) (-31.4), Northglenn (-27.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5910
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%