Columbus (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/White Coach: Blake Hoge League: Southern 4B Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #8 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -3.5 2015 National Rank: #8769 2015 State Rank: #31 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 5.3 2016 National Rank: #6546 2016 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7094 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 78-40 (45-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 35.1 2015 Points Against Average: 27.7 2015 Differential: +7.4 2015 Wins: #9250 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (27-20), #10975 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (46-34), #11837 Roundup/Melstone (Roundup) (52-44), #11862 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (45-14), #13476 Joliet (42-0), #14061 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (42-0) 2015 Losses: #2991 Huntley Project (Worden) (35-21), #4238 Jefferson (Boulder) (35-0), #5396 Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (67-41) 2015 Opponents W-L: 43-39 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004 (B Eastern 4B), 2003 (B- Southcentral B) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall), 9/9 at Huntley Project (Worden), 9/16 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks), 9/23 at Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 9/30 at Jefferson (Boulder), 10/7 Joliet, 10/14 at Sweet Grass County (Big Timber), 10/21 Roundup/Melstone (Roundup) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Huntley Project (Worden) (14), Jefferson (Boulder) (7.2), Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (-3.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (-41.2), Joliet (-40.2), Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (-19.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 (-6.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11864 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.