Columbus (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Brent Mascheck League: 3A Region III District 24 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kyle Appelt 6'1" 195 Senior LB Taylor Long 5'11" 185 Senior RB/OLB Darius Stevens 6'1" 180 Junior FS/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, OL, LB Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 24.7 2010 National Rank: #2387 2010 State Rank: #278 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2011 National Rank: #2697 2011 State Rank: #319 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3740 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 29-23 (11-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 25.6 2010 Points Against Average: 19.9 2010 Differential: +5.7 2010 Wins: #1565 Royal (Brookshire) (29-22), #2401 Rice (Altair) (28-26), #4337 Rockdale (20-19), #4708 Needville (25-10), #5789 Wharton (28-7), #7006 Bellville (45-8), #8799 Stafford (14-0), #9440 Smithville (48-0) 2010 Losses: #179 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (53-3), #958 Sealy (52-27), #3795 Gonzales (35-34), #8630 Yoakum (7-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-67 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Needville (48-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Yoakum, 9/2 at Needville, 9/9 Rice (Altair), 9/16 Gonzales, 9/23 at Wharton, 9/30 at Smithville, 10/7 at Bellville, 10/14 Sealy, 10/21 at Royal (Brookshire), 10/28 Stafford Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sealy (39), Rice (Altair) (29.5), Gonzales (21.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stafford (-3.3), Yoakum (-2.6), Bellville (0.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (18.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #477 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3605 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Yoakum [projection: 35-8 win]