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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: James Singleton
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
A.J. Martin 6'1" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.4
Chris Hilton 6'4" 195 Junior QB 4.6
A.J. Buckley 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, QB
Team Weaknesses: RB, Secondary

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -9.6
2017 National Rank: #9155
2017 State Rank: #151
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -24.6
2018 National Rank: #8929
2018 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1893
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 52.2
Dynasty Record: 115-61 [114-62 on the field] (74-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2017 Points For Average: 12.9
2017 Points Against Average: 30.4
2017 Differential: -17.5
2017 Wins: #7262 Glenpool (39-7), #7339 Bartlesville (forfeit), #10123 East Central (Tulsa) (27-23)
2017 Losses: #1896 Broken Bow (36-0), #2474 Muskogee (54-0), #2958 Noble (48-7), #4026 Coweta (24-7), #4627 Shawnee (31-0), #7466 Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa) (17-6), #8953 Durant (34-30)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-56
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/27/17 Glenpool (39-7), 11/3/17 East Central (Tulsa) (27-23)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Muskogee, 9/7 Poteau, 9/14 Ardmore, 9/21 Durant, 9/28 at Ada, 10/5 at Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa), 10/12 Coweta, 10/18 at Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa), 10/26 at Glenpool, 11/2 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ardmore (14.1), Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) (2.8), Poteau (2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (-46.3), Durant (-17.2), Glenpool (-13.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4353
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%