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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%