Buffalo Gap (Swoope, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Andy Cline
League: 2A Conference 36
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody McClain 6'0" 250 Senior OL 5.10
Tristan Anderson 6'2" 170 Junior ATH 4.65
Scott Kiser 6'3" 195 Junior TE/DE 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -17
2013 National Rank: #11603
2013 State Rank: #300
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -19.5
2014 National Rank: #11916
2014 State Rank: #306
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7577
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.4
Dynasty Record: 70-50 (29-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 13.3
2013 Points Against Average: 32.6
2013 Differential: -19.3
2013 Wins: #11377 Bath County (Hot Springs) (35-13), #11942 Jackson [Stonewall] (Quicksburg) (28-20)
2013 Losses: #2922 Riverheads (Staunton) (49-0), #4254 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (41-7), #6522 Stuarts Draft (45-7), #6772 East Rockingham (Elkton) (42-7), #7184 Fort Defiance (46-21), #7738 McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista) (21-7), #9279 Luray (35-14), #12209 Page County (Shenandoah) (14-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-50
Recent State Championships: 2007 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Shenandoah A), 2007 (Shenandoah A), 2004 (tied for 1st; Shenandoah A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Fort Defiance (24-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Fort Defiance, 9/5 at McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista), 9/12 Bath County (Hot Springs), 9/26 Riverheads (Staunton), 10/3 at Stuarts Draft, 10/10 at Luray, 10/17 Jackson [Stonewall] (Quicksburg), 10/24 Page County (Shenandoah), 10/31 at East Rockingham (Elkton), 11/7 at Wilson Memorial (Fishersville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Riverheads (Staunton) (20.9), Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (15.8), East Rockingham (Elkton) (7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson [Stonewall] (Quicksburg) (-19.2), Page County (Shenandoah) (-17.2), Bath County (Hot Springs) (-15.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7682
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%