Buffalo Gap (Swoope, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Andy Cline
League: Shenandoah
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -5
2022 National Rank: #6748
2022 State Rank: #163
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -22.4
2023 National Rank: #6284
2023 State Rank: #159
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5520
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 32-23 (19-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2022 Points For Average: 26.5
2022 Points Against Average: 21.2
2022 Differential: +5.3
2022 Wins: #6342 Staunton (22-17), #7444 East Rockingham (Elkton) (20-7), #9019 Fort Defiance (31-22), #9583 James River (Buchanan) (35-7), #10703 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (56-36), #11041 Waynesboro (44-14), #11795 Bath County (Hot Springs) (50-7)
2022 Losses: #2028 Riverheads (Staunton) (27-7), #3569 Luray (43-7), #5257 Lunenburg Central (Victoria) (15-14), #5413 Stuarts Draft (17-12), #5732 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (42-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 72-62
Recent State Championships: 2007 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Shenandoah A), 2007 (Shenandoah A), 2004 (tied for 1st; Shenandoah A)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at James River (Buchanan), 9/1 Luray, 9/8 Clarke County (Berryville), 9/15 at East Rockingham (Elkton), 9/22 at Waynesboro, 9/29 Stuarts Draft, 10/6 at Wilson Memorial (Fishersville), 10/13 Riverheads (Staunton), 10/20 at Staunton, 11/3 Fort Defiance
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Riverheads (Staunton) (0.8), Luray (-7.6), Stuarts Draft (-16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Waynesboro (-63.1), James River (Buchanan) (-40.1), Fort Defiance (-32.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (-9.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #182
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6752
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 7th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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