Garden City (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Gold Coach: Brian Hill League: Western Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Replacing 97% Of Offensive Production, Must Create More Turnovers Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 27.1 2016 National Rank: #2040 2016 State Rank: #28 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.1 2017 National Rank: #2576 2017 State Rank: #29 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1972 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 75-60 (32-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 35.1 2016 Points Against Average: 19.4 2016 Differential: +15.7 2016 Wins: #2331 Great Bend (21-14), #2639 Northwest (Wichita) (46-34), #3834 Dodge City (36-13), #4543 South (Wichita) (21-6), #5582 Castle View (Castle Rock, CO) (49-26), #7488 Hays (34-0), #7506 Liberal (45-26), #9535 East (Wichita) (49-14), #9535 East (Wichita) (43-19) 2016 Losses: #676 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (42-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-50 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at East (Wichita), 9/8 Castle View (Castle Rock, CO), 9/15 South (Wichita), 9/22 at Hays, 9/29 at Liberal, 10/6 at Northwest (Wichita), 10/13 Dodge City, 10/20 Great Bend Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Wichita) (30.8), Great Bend (20.6), Dodge City (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East (Wichita) (-0.8), Castle View (Castle Rock, CO) (0.5), Liberal (2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (13.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4070 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% |