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: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Demarcus Elliott 6'4" 290 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Replacing Nearly All Of Offensive Production, Inexperience, Must Create Turnovers RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 21 2017 National Rank: #2679 2017 State Rank: #34 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.4 2018 National Rank: #3792 2018 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1938 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.7 Dynasty Record: 83-63 (35-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 20.7 2017 Points Against Average: 15.6 2017 Differential: +5.1 2017 Wins: #2740 Topeka (24-21), #5316 Hays (7-3), #5402 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (7-0), #5719 Liberal (28-27), #6725 Dodge City (40-9), #6833 East (Wichita) (24-0), #8747 Castle View (Castle Rock, CO) (16-7), #9804 South (Wichita) (46-0) 2017 Losses: #736 Northwest (Wichita) (49-6), #736 Northwest (Wichita) (36-23), #3991 Great Bend (20-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-53 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Derby, 9/7 Valley Center, 9/14 at Hutchinson, 9/21 Hays, 9/28 Liberal, 10/5 Northwest (Wichita), 10/12 at Dodge City, 10/19 at Great Bend Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (30.5), Northwest (Wichita) (21.4), Hutchinson (6.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hays (-15.8), Liberal (-8.7), Dodge City (-5.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (17.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1685 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |