Columbus (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Red/Gold Coach: Dan Grundy League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee (moving from Southeast Kansas) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #44 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zane Roark 5'8" 180 Sophomore RB Wyatt Johnston 6'0" 215 Senior OL Lance King 5'11" 220 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Attack, Strength On Lines Team Weaknesses: Young QB, Must Adjust To New Way Of Playing RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 0.2 2011 National Rank: #7913 2011 State Rank: #128 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -3.3 2012 National Rank: #8782 2012 State Rank: #138 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5575 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11 Dynasty Record: 56-35 (38-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2011 Points For Average: 27.5 2011 Points Against Average: 29.3 2011 Differential: -1.8 2011 Wins: #7786 Parsons (41-13), #11835 Iola (47-14), #12043 Labette County (Altamont) (58-7), #13981 Baxter Springs (53-15) 2011 Losses: #1523 Paola (48-15), #2353 Pittsburg (46-7), #3812 Chanute (41-7), #4559 Fort Scott (43-22), #6301 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (42-26), #7036 Independence (33-14), #7786 Parsons (20-12) 2011 Opponents W-L: 62-48 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeast Kansas) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Southeast (Cherokee), 9/7 Fort Scott, 9/14 at Girard, 9/21 at Riverton, 9/28 Galena, 10/5 at St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg), 10/12 Baxter Springs, 10/19 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 10/25 at Labette County (Altamont) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (22.8), Fort Scott (13.6), Galena (12.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Cherokee) (-36.5), Baxter Springs (-31.9), Labette County (Altamont) (-22.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (4.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8620 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%