Originating in the planning stages dating back to 2016, the Trojans were set to debut in the Pacific Northwest Football League in 2019.  Charles Johnson had been a three-time all-league defensive back with the Rogue Warriors in the early 2000's and sought to bring back a top tier team to the region.
 
Rogue Valley had the most prolific offense in the PNFL for 2019 and the three losses were to the two teams in the Championship including a playoff loss in the semi final to South Lane.
 
Covid-19 shut down Oregon for 2020 and 2021 not allowing semi pro football since the majority of teams including Trojans relied on high school fields for games.
 
The 2022 season finally kicked off against the South Lane Buzzards and it went as expected...a battle.  The two teams last faced off in the 2019 PNFL semi-finals with the Buzzards winning handily.  This time, the Trojans had the lead most of the game until the Buzzards forced overtime and stole away a victory.   Game two was canceled due to the opponents suffering a shocking death to a player during the week, and the following game was postponed due to the field being double-booked.
 
Finally getting to take the field again, the Portland Raiders, eventual PNFL champions would be the opponent followed by the Buzzards again.  Defeating the Buzzards, the Trojans won 3 straight before meeting the Raiders in the regular season finale, losing by one score.  Playoffs were a rematch with the Buzzards, and once again, overtime was needed as South Lane ended Rogue Valley's season.
 
In September of 2022, a Facebook announcement indicated an ownership change, however, the team and the PNFL were finished before 2023 could get going and by 2025 only one team from Oregon played during the season (I-5 Cobras).
 
Jakari Johnson had a huge season for Rouge Valley including a record-setting 434 all purpose yards and 7 touchdowns on May 28th, 2022 accounting for all Trojan scoring in a 52-0 win.

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