Gibbon (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Mark McLaughlin League: C2 District 6 (moving from C2 District 7) Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chi Onate 6'3" 260 Junior OL/DL Sean Hampton 5'7" 150 Sophomore RB/LB Daniel Escandon 5'6" 130 Junior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Linemen Return, Passionate, Backfield Play-Makers Team Weaknesses: Very Undersized, Depth, New Backfield/Secondary RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -18.9 2017 National Rank: #10880 2017 State Rank: #120 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -40.9 2018 National Rank: #11881 2018 State Rank: #131 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3 Dynasty National Rank: #10152 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.9 Dynasty Record: 55-76 (29-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 23 2017 Points Against Average: 18.3 2017 Differential: +4.7 2017 Wins: #9637 Hershey (8-6), #12465 Wood River (30-7), #12908 Minden (38-15), #13874 Southern Valley (Oxford) (41-6), #14108 Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (57-7) 2017 Losses: #7737 St. Paul (28-0), #7828 St. Patrick's (North Platte) (48-13), #9681 Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan) (28-14), #10468 St. Cecilia (Hastings) (20-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 33-51 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Minden, 8/31 at Hershey, 9/7 at St. Cecilia (Hastings), 9/14 St. Patrick's (North Platte), 9/21 Bridgeport, 9/28 at St. Paul, 10/5 Centura (Cairo), 10/12 at Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island), 10/19 Wood River Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul (-25.5), St. Cecilia (Hastings) (-30.3), St. Patrick's (North Platte) (-30.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (-38.8), Minden (-38), Centura (Cairo) (-37.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12317 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%