Columbus (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/White Coach: John Smith League: Southern 4B Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #18 RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -6.3 2014 National Rank: #9404 2014 State Rank: #39 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: -10 2015 National Rank: #10075 2015 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6904 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9 Dynasty Record: 72-37 (41-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 23.3 2014 Points Against Average: 24.7 2014 Differential: -1.4 2014 Wins: #9137 Shepherd (35-24), #9823 Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (28-23), #11484 Roundup/Melstone (Roundup) (50-21), #12027 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (25-24), #13519 Joliet (40-7) 2014 Losses: #1792 Broadwater (Townsend) (35-7), #2582 Huntley Project (Worden) (26-0), #7532 Baker/Plevna (Baker) (31-14), #9135 Colstrip/Lame Deer (Colstrip) (35-21), #12224 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (21-13) 2014 Opponents W-L: 53-42 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004 (B Eastern 4B), 2003 (B- Southcentral B) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/18/15 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (42-0) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall), 9/11 Huntley Project (Worden), 9/18 at Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks), 9/25 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 10/2 Jefferson (Boulder), 10/9 at Joliet, 10/16 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber), 10/23 at Roundup/Melstone (Roundup) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Huntley Project (Worden) (29.9), Jefferson (Boulder) (9.3), Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (-1.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (-39.2), Joliet (-32.6), Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (-21.7) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8 (-4.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11295 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.