Garden City (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Gold Coach: Brian Hill League: Western Athletic Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mitch Moore 6'1" 250 Senior OL Ben Blood 6'5" 265 Senior OL Taylor Foley 6'2" 210 Senior TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line, Coming Off Playoff Season Team Weaknesses: New QB, Tough Schedule RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 30 2011 National Rank: #1699 2011 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.3 2012 National Rank: #1962 2012 State Rank: #26 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2186 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4 Dynasty Record: 42-44 (17-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 23 2011 Points Against Average: 15.6 2011 Differential: +7.4 2011 Wins: #1267 Hays (24-21), #3689 Dodge City (18-15), #3832 Woodward (OK) (35-0), #5831 South (Wichita) (35-7), #6145 Maize (27-0), #6330 Liberal (52-21), #8982 Goddard (26-13) 2011 Losses: #187 Heights (Wichita) (35-3), #690 Scott (Scott City) (30-3), #2165 Great Bend (14-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-45 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Bixby (OK), 9/7 vs Woodward (OK), 9/14 at Great Bend, 9/21 Hays, 9/28 Liberal, 10/5 at East (Wichita), 10/12 Maize, 10/19 at Hutchinson, 10/26 at Dodge City Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (57.8), Hays (27.2), Great Bend (25.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East (Wichita) (-5.3), Maize (7.6), Liberal (13.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (22.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1524 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%