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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: 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%