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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Gold
Coach: Brian Hill
League: Western
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2015 National Rank: #2341
2015 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 27
2016 National Rank: #2166
2016 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2024
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 66-59 (28-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.2
2015 Points Against Average: 15.2
2015 Differential: +16
2015 Wins: #2253 Hutchinson (14-2), #3552 Great Bend (42-28), #5210 Olathe East (Olathe) (28-14), #6251 Hays (38-14), #7354 Maize (21-7), #8360 East (Wichita) (55-7), #8432 Liberal (42-6)
2015 Losses: #1084 Northwest (Wichita) (38-21), #3113 Dodge City (21-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 37-48
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 East (Wichita) (43-19)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 East (Wichita), 9/9 at Castle View (Castle Rock, CO), 9/16 at South (Wichita), 9/23 Hays, 9/30 Liberal, 10/14 at Dodge City, 10/21 at Great Bend
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Great Bend (26.3), Dodge City (13.4), South (Wichita) (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East (Wichita) (-8.9), Castle View (Castle Rock, CO) (-5.8), Liberal (-2.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5218
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%