GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Scott Moshier
League: Hi-Plains
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jett Little 5'8" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Morgan Davis 6'4" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.90
Morgan Olvera 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Randy Friesen 6'8" 225 Senior DE [Kansas State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 14 Seniors From State Championship Team
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2012 National Rank: #1548
2012 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2013 Starting Power Rating: 22
2013 National Rank: #2730
2013 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2014
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3
Dynasty Record: 55-6 (27-0 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 48.8
2012 Points Against Average: 11.9
2012 Differential: +36.9
2012 Wins: #2431 Centralia/Wetmore (Centralia) (28-25), #2928 LaCrosse (34-12), #6321 Cimarron (56-0), #6359 Stanton County (Johnson) (28-6), #7342 Sterling (32-14), #7472 Decatur Community (Oberlin) (47-0), #7611 Lakin (63-14), #9770 Elkhart (77-0), #12566 Sublette (57-13), #12569 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (50-13), #13079 Wichita County (Leoti) (61-14), #14243 Syracuse (74-16)
2012 Losses: #2054 Holcomb (28-27)
2012 Opponents W-L: 69-62
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2010 (Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/7/12 Lakin (63-14), 9/14/12 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (50-13), 9/21/12 Cimarron (56-0), 9/28/12 Stanton County (Johnson) (28-6), 10/5/12 Syracuse (74-16), 10/12/12 Wichita County (Leoti) (61-14), 10/19/12 Elkhart (77-0), 10/26/12 Sublette (57-13), 11/2/12 Decatur Community (Oberlin) (47-0), 11/9/12 Sterling (32-14), 11/16/12 LaCrosse (34-12), 11/24/12 Centralia/Wetmore (Centralia) (28-25)
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Holcomb, 9/13 at Lakin, 9/20 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/27 Cimarron, 10/4 Stanton County (Johnson), 10/11 at Syracuse, 10/18 Wichita County (Leoti), 10/25 at Elkhart, 10/31 Sublette
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Holcomb (27.8), Cimarron (13.2), Stanton County (Johnson) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Syracuse (-43), Sublette (-23.6), Wichita County (Leoti) (-19)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (2.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10091
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%