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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Scot Hafley
League: 5A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #188

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Halapoulivaati Vaitai 6'6" 255 Senior OL [Texas Tech]
JJ Gibbs 5'9" 180 Senior RB
Austin Graybeal 5'11" 195 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, OL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced QB, Young Defensive Front

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2010 National Rank: #6347
2010 State Rank: #617
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.9
2011 National Rank: #6025
2011 State Rank: #605
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3926
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 14-37 (9-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 8th)
2010 Points For Average: 14.5
2010 Points Against Average: 37.6
2010 Differential: -23.1
2010 Wins: #1722 Nimitz (Irving) (28-27), #8039 Weatherford (22-19)
2010 Losses: #17 Trinity (Euless) (48-6), #241 Heritage (Colleyville) (49-14), #1039 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (51-0), #1492 Grapevine (33-6), #1598 Richland (North Richland Hills) (56-14), #2038 MacArthur (Irving) (42-20), #4969 Crowley (24-21), #6316 Irving (27-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-54
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Crowley (36-26)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Weatherford, 9/2 Crowley, 9/9 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 9/22 at Nimitz (Irving), 9/30 Grapevine, 10/7 at Trinity (Euless), 10/14 MacArthur (Irving), 10/21 at Richland (North Richland Hills), 10/28 Irving, 11/4 at Heritage (Colleyville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (56.6), Heritage (Colleyville) (44.5), Grapevine (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Weatherford (4), Irving (6.8), Crowley (8.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #871
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 9th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Weatherford [projection: 24-22 win]