Gibbon (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Mark McLaughlin League: C1 District 7 (moving from C1 District 6) Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #43 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 0-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eli Van Matre 5'8" 140 Senior RB/DB 4.90 Luke Schuster 5'8" 140 Senior WR/DB 4.90 Adrian Banuelos 6'0" 190 Senior OL/DL 5.30 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Commitment, Dedication, Many Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Numbers (Players), Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -24.7 2011 National Rank: #12834 2011 State Rank: #151 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -20.2 2012 National Rank: #12146 2012 State Rank: #144 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11869 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 19-55 (10-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 1-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 12.9 2011 Points Against Average: 27.6 2011 Differential: -14.7 2011 Wins: #14220 Ainsworth (33-0) 2011 Losses: #2089 Minden (30-0), #7880 Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (49-22), #7928 Central City (42-16), #9288 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) (31-0), #9604 Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln) (13-12), #9902 Cozad (28-14), #11283 Centura (Cairo) (28-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 35-38 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Wood River, 9/7 at Ogallala, 9/14 Ainsworth, 9/21 Adams Central (Hastings), 9/28 at Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island), 10/5 at St. Paul, 10/12 Fillmore Central (Geneva), 10/19 Central City Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Adams Central (Hastings) (25.8), Ogallala (15.3), St. Paul (1.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ainsworth (-40.2), Wood River (-22.8), Fillmore Central (Geneva) (-20.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9406 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%