| Columbia Academy (Columbia, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Navy/White Coach: Charlie Lansdell League: 2A Region 5 (moving from 1A Region 4) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rush Lansdell 6'3" 180 Junior FS/WR 4.69 Davis Cofer 6'3.5" 245 Junior FB/ILB 4.89 Tre Davidson 5'10" 190 Junior RB 4.58 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Secondary, DL Depth Team Weaknesses: New QB/RB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -2.8 2016 National Rank: #8144 2016 State Rank: #188 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.7 2017 National Rank: #7180 2017 State Rank: #162 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #9333 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3 Dynasty Record: 97-59 (54-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 34.8 2016 Points Against Average: 19 2016 Differential: +15.8 2016 Wins: #9189 Fayetteville (34-32), #10210 Whitwell (20-13), #10210 Whitwell (21-3), #11251 Summertown (23-14), #11485 Cornersville (25-12), #11772 Huntland (28-14), #12913 Moore County (Lynchburg) (42-28), #13017 Grace Christian Academy (Franklin) (57-21), #13196 Grace Baptist Academy (Chattanooga) (49-21), #13871 Mt. Pleasant (42-6), #14016 Richland (Lynnville) (56-8) 2016 Losses: #3648 South Pittsburg (56-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-70 Recent League Championships: 2016 (1A Region 4), 2015 (1A Region 4), 2014 (A District 11), 2013 (A District 11) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Nashville Christian (Nashville), 8/25 at Spring Hill (Columbia), 9/1 at Summertown, 9/8 at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville), 9/15 Forrest (Chapel Hill), 9/29 Community (Unionville), 10/6 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville), 10/13 vs Lewis County (Hohenwald), 10/13 Eagleville, 10/13 at Loretto, 10/20 at Lewis County (Hohenwald) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Hill (Columbia) (17.2), Forrest (Chapel Hill) (12.8), Lipscomb Academy (Nashville) (10) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Summertown (-26.1), Community (Unionville) (-24.2), Loretto (-24.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2 (-16.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +19.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8954 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |