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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Klusak 6'2" 200 Senior 4.42
Deon Smith 6'0" 195 Senior 4.56
Graham Eaton 6'1" 235 Senior 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, RB
Team Weaknesses: ILB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 38.1
2015 National Rank: #990
2015 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 41.6
2016 National Rank: #672
2016 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1723
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 103-51 (65-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 41.9
2015 Points Against Average: 17.6
2015 Differential: +24.3
2015 Wins: #1556 Coweta (52-34), #2006 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) (45-0), #2165 Muskogee (33-22), #3192 Memorial (Tulsa) (22-2), #3276 Tahlequah (52-13), #4241 Durant (40-7), #4429 Shawnee (56-35), #4842 Pryor (36-0), #5299 Noble (50-34), #10531 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (64-6)
2015 Losses: #964 Skiatook (17-13), #1400 Bishop McGuinness (Oklahoma City) (41-40)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-58
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Bartlesville, 9/2 at Muskogee, 9/16 Broken Bow, 9/23 Noble, 9/30 at Shawnee, 10/7 Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa), 10/14 at Durant, 10/20 Coweta, 10/28 at Glenpool, 11/4 East Central (Tulsa)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bartlesville (27.6), Shawnee (24), Coweta (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Central (Tulsa) (-4), Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa) (-0.9), Glenpool (1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (21.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4093
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%