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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bryan Pratt
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caden Pratt 5'7" 150 Senior ATH 4.51
Jarome Smith 5'6" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.60
Riley Smith 6'0" 220 Junior DL/RB 4.82

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Devin Rolan 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.7 [Tulsa]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Return Pratt Who Rushed For 1800 Yards/Threw For 1000
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace All 4 LBs

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 29.1
2012 National Rank: #1884
2012 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 31.5
2013 National Rank: #1369
2013 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1466
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 45-16 (29-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 34.1
2012 Points Against Average: 24.7
2012 Differential: +9.4
2012 Wins: #1243 Deer Creek (Edmond) (35-27), #2958 Collinsville (29-9), #3342 Memorial (Tulsa) (45-28), #4146 Shawnee (35-27), #6360 Noble (70-42), #7901 Durant (41-14), #9684 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (55-14), #10358 Skiatook (42-18)
2012 Losses: #673 East Central (Tulsa) (26-14), #1682 Claremore (21-20), #1752 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) (26-22), #2069 Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa) (27-17), #4410 Stillwater (42-18)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-67
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Stillwater, 9/13 at Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa), 9/20 at Claremore, 9/27 Noble, 10/4 at Shawnee, 10/11 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa), 10/17 at Durant, 10/25 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa), 11/1 at Skiatook, 11/8 Memorial (Tulsa)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Claremore (35.7), Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) (30.2), Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa) (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Skiatook (-10.2), Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (-7.1), Durant (-1.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 (20.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3353
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%