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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Mark McLaughlin
League: C2 District 7
Playoff Division: C2
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 1-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Wyatt Kee 6'1" 200 Senior TE/MLB 4.8
Jacob Tracy 5'9" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.6
Adam Hyde 6'3" 180 Senior WR/CB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Key Players On Both Sides Of Ball, Players Have Desire To Improve
Team Weaknesses: DL/QB Inexperience, Size, Small Roster Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -24.7
2016 National Rank: #12288
2016 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -28.2
2017 National Rank: #12640
2017 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10302
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 50-72 (26-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.7
2016 Points Against Average: 23.1
2016 Differential: -3.4
2016 Wins: #13871 Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (55-14), #14168 Wood River (49-8)
2016 Losses: #5860 St. Paul (20-0), #7279 St. Patrick's (North Platte) (43-6), #7996 Hershey (13-6), #8082 Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan) (21-20), #9167 St. Cecilia (Hastings) (41-13), #10440 Minden (6-0), #12549 Southern Valley (Oxford) (42-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-45
Recent League Championships: 2015 (C2 District 6), 2014 (C2 District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hershey, 9/1 Minden, 9/8 St. Patrick's (North Platte), 9/15 at St. Paul, 9/22 Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/29 at Sandy Creek (Fairfield), 10/6 at Wood River, 10/13 Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan), 10/20 at St. Cecilia (Hastings)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul (16.1), St. Patrick's (North Platte) (8.5), Hershey (-0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wood River (-49.4), Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (-45), Southern Valley (Oxford) (-38.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12214
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%