Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Kent Smeltz
League: Mid-Penn - Capital (moving from Mid-Penn - Liberty)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -16.7
2023 National Rank: #8938
2023 State Rank: #376
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2024 Starting Power Rating: -40
2024 National Rank: #9650
2024 State Rank: #410
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -5.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7041
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 36-16 (25-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10578
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 102-118 (73-89 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 24.5
2023 Points Against Average: 23.1
2023 Differential: +1.4
2023 Wins: #8921 Susquenita (Duncannon) (44-27), #10780 Halifax (36-0), #11676 Newport (30-6), #12417 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (43-12), #13204 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (52-6)
2023 Losses: #5121 Williams Valley (Tower City) (28-0), #5179 Juniata (Mifflintown) (33-6), #5430 Line Mountain (Herndon) (35-0), #5692 Camp Hill (42-20), #6101 Big Spring (Newville) (42-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 54-62
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Mid-Penn - Liberty), 2019 (Tri-Valley), 2018 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley), 2009 (Twin Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Williams Valley (Tower City), 8/29 at Halifax, 9/6 at West Perry (Elliottsburg), 9/13 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 9/20 at Line Mountain (Herndon), 9/27 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg), 10/4 at Camp Hill, 10/11 at Susquenita (Duncannon), 10/18 at Newport, 10/25 at Juniata (Mifflintown)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (0.1), West Perry (Elliottsburg) (-2.8), Juniata (Mifflintown) (-9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (-82.1), Newport (-46.8), Halifax (-36.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #324
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7358
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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