GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Forest Green/Scarlet
Coach: Tom Thenell
League: 5A Centennial (moving from 5A Metro 10)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Leslie Richardson III 6'4" 200 Senior QB
DeAngelo Horn 6'4" 185 Senior WR
Kamari Lewis-Stallworth 5'11" 180 Senior DB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Obasanjo Sanni 5'8" 175 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-Conference Players Return At QB/DB, WRs, RB
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Graduated 26 Seniors, Only 3 Defensive Starters Returning
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 22.2
2019 National Rank: #2326
2019 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 6.4
2020 National Rank*: #3026
2020 State Rank*: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7116
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 55-116 (32-77 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 11-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 39.1
2019 Points Against Average: 16.6
2019 Differential: +22.5
2019 Wins: #5346 Prairie View (Henderson) (16-9), #5563 Overland (Aurora) (48-26), #5563 Overland (Aurora) (48-6), #6390 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (30-10), #6576 Denver East (Denver) (49-26), #7624 Westminster (39-21), #7870 Rangeview (Aurora) (48-7), #8508 Boulder (43-35), #9325 Mountain Range (Westminster) (42-9), #11606 Northglenn (41-0), #12129 Adams City (Commerce City) (51-7)
2019 Losses: #268 Columbine (Littleton) (43-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-72
Recent League Championships: 2019 (5A Metro 10), 2018 (5A Metro 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/9 at Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 10/16 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/23 Cherokee Trail (Aurora), 10/30 at Grandview (Aurora), 11/5 Overland (Aurora), 11/12 vs Arapahoe (Centennial), 11/19 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (60.8), Grandview (Aurora) (29), Cherokee Trail (Aurora) (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-22.1), Poudre (Fort Collins) (-14.8), Overland (Aurora) (-1.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (2.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 11.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +16.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #15
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1182
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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