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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: James Singleton
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Hilton 6'2" 270 Senior C/NG 5.24
Rhyln Stephens 5'11" 190 Senior HB/S 4.54
Nathan Herring 5'10" 225 Senior LB/OL 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dalton Wood 6'5" 245 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2014 National Rank: #733
2014 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 42
2015 National Rank: #650
2015 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1910
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 93-49 (59-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 49.4
2014 Points Against Average: 18.5
2014 Differential: +30.9
2014 Wins: #2191 Shawnee (56-30), #2692 Coweta (45-41), #3181 Muskogee (35-7), #3609 Pryor (42-21), #3689 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) (47-7), #3857 Memorial (Tulsa) (62-7), #3903 Del City (56-9), #4386 Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa) (70-14), #6544 Noble (63-20), #7649 Durant (28-7), #11644 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (63-0)
2014 Losses: #228 MacArthur (Lawton) (50-49), #642 Skiatook (27-26)
2014 Opponents W-L: 75-70
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Muskogee (33-22), 9/11/15 Coweta (52-34), 9/18/15 Pryor (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 vs Muskogee, 9/11 Coweta, 9/18 at Pryor, 9/25 at Durant, 10/2 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa), 10/9 at Skiatook, 10/15 Noble, 10/23 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa), 10/30 at Shawnee, 11/6 Memorial (Tulsa)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Skiatook (33.6), Coweta (30.9), Muskogee (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (-17.8), Durant (1.4), Noble (5.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (21.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 59%