Columbia Central (Columbia, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Howard Stone
League: 5A Region 5 (moving from AAA District 8)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jackson Harris 6'6" 250 Senior TE

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11.6
2014 National Rank: #5205
2014 State Rank: #143
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.6
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10
2015 National Rank: #5458
2015 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2741
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 80-59 (32-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 30.9
2014 Points Against Average: 32.2
2014 Differential: -1.3
2014 Wins: #3523 Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (12-8), #4329 Spring Hill (Columbia) (34-33), #6192 Dickson County (Dickson) (40-27), #6881 Franklin County (Winchester) (27-20), #7294 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (50-42), #8015 Brighton (21-14)
2014 Losses: #2281 Marshall County (Lewisburg) (67-35), #2550 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (49-48), #3634 Beech (Hendersonville) (38-36), #4898 Tullahoma (39-37), #5281 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (17-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-65
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AAA District 8), 2011 (AAA District 8), 2009 (5A District 8), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5A), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Giles County (Pulaski), 8/28 vs Dickson County (Dickson), 9/4 LaVergne, 9/11 vs Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg), 9/18 Stewarts Creek (Smyrna), 10/2 vs Franklin County (Winchester), 10/9 vs Lincoln County (Fayetteville), 10/16 Independence (Thompson's Station), 10/23 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville), 10/30 at Summit (Spring Hill)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (Thompson's Station) (42.1), LaVergne (41.3), Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Summit (Spring Hill) (-3.1), Franklin County (Winchester) (4.2), Giles County (Pulaski) (4.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (13.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2752
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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