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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Mark Jackson
League: Central Ozarks - Small
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

TOP PLAYERS
Gage Obernueffeman 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB
Carson Toth-Walker 5'10" 260 Senior G
Austin Starkey 5'10" 185 Senior TE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Nearly Every Skill Position Player Returns, Improved Defensively

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -30.5
2015 National Rank: #13224
2015 State Rank: #298
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: -26
2016 National Rank: #12684
2016 State Rank: #276
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13337
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 21-109 (12-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 10
2015 Points Against Average: 45.1
2015 Differential: -35.1
2015 Wins: #13958 Pleasant Hope (36-0)
2015 Losses: #4282 Bolivar (68-6), #5536 Reeds Spring (46-0), #7049 Fair Grove (61-8), #7645 Central (Springfield) (56-0), #7701 Ava (59-6), #9529 Marshfield (43-0), #10985 Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (41-24), #10992 Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (51-14), #12486 Hollister (26-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-56
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Pleasant Hope (56-12), 9/2/16 Diamond (34-33)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Fair Grove, 8/26 at Pleasant Hope, 9/2 Diamond, 9/9 at Marshfield, 9/16 at Hollister, 9/23 Springfield Catholic (Springfield), 9/30 at Bolivar, 10/7 Reeds Spring, 10/14 Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bolivar (17.4), Reeds Spring (4.8), Fair Grove (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Hope (-41.1), Hollister (-20.5), Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (-15)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 (-5.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10678
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%