Elkhart (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Khris Buckner League: Hi-Plains Playoff Division: 2-1A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wes Higgins 6'2" 265 Senior OL/DE Tanner Burnett 6'1" 215 Junior RB/DL A.J. McKinley 6'1" 180 Senior QB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Entire Lines, Large Senior Class With Plenty Of Experience Team Weaknesses: Lost 4-Year Starting QB, Inexperience At Some Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -1.4 2013 National Rank: #8282 2013 State Rank: #133 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.9 2014 National Rank: #8156 2014 State Rank: #134 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -17.9 Dynasty National Rank: #12886 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17 Dynasty Record: 39-61 (31-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 37.6 2013 Points Against Average: 20 2013 Differential: +17.6 2013 Wins: #8094 Lakin (47-35), #10411 Cimarron (44-22), #12222 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (26-7), #13352 Stanton County (Johnson) (64-32), #13552 Wichita County (Leoti) (41-7), #13827 Turpin (OK) (44-13), #14043 Sublette (48-0), #14411 Syracuse (49-14) 2013 Losses: #3294 Meade (28-6), #4661 Oakley (42-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 35-60 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 Hooker (OK), 9/12 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/19 Lakin, 9/26 Wichita County (Leoti), 10/3 at Sublette, 10/10 at Cimarron, 10/17 Syracuse, 10/24 at Meade, 10/31 at Stanton County (Johnson) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Meade (9.7), Lakin (2.1), Cimarron (-10.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Syracuse (-47.1), Sublette (-35.5), Stanton County (Johnson) (-33.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.3 (-14.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12551 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%