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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tom O'Boyle
League: Greater Dakota
Playoff Division: 11B
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Gabriel 5'10" 160 Junior RB 4.5
Brady Hoftiezer 6'3" 240 Senior TE/DE 5.1
Riley Hannum 5'11" 175 Senior QB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Line Size
Team Weaknesses: DL Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -22.6
2017 National Rank: #11508
2017 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -34.6
2018 National Rank: #10847
2018 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9232
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.8
Dynasty Record: 53-34 (26-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 Points For Average: 20.4
2017 Points Against Average: 26
2017 Differential: -5.6
2017 Wins: #9679 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (Mt. Vernon) (30-20), #12184 Mobridge-Pollock (Mobridge) (17-14), #13405 Wagner (20-14), #14179 Custer (35-7), #14538 St. Francis Indian (St. Francis) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #5729 Winner (42-6), #5729 Winner (54-0), #6204 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket) (42-14), #11025 Chamberlain (41-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 37-45
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Big Dakota), 2004 (11B Region 4), 2003 (11B Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (Mt. Vernon), 8/24 at Winner, 8/31 Wagner, 9/7 Custer, 9/14 at Mobridge-Pollock (Mobridge), 9/21 at St. Francis Indian (St. Francis), 9/28 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket), 10/12 Chamberlain
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Winner (-10), Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket) (-12.6), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton (Mt. Vernon) (-27.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis Indian (St. Francis) (-101.8), Custer (-61.8), Wagner (-45.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24 (-16.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13259
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%