Columbus (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/White Coach: Blake Hoge League: B - Southern (moving from Southern 4B) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Jacobson 6'4" 190 Senior OL/DL Dylan Raihl 5'11" 170 Junior WR/DB Colton Getz 5'9" 150 Junior WR/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Great Athletes, QB Experience, Large/Motivated Sophomore Class Team Weaknesses: Very Inexperienced, Graduated Large Senior Class, Few Returning Starters RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -17.6 2016 National Rank: #11187 2016 State Rank: #45 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -20.1 2017 National Rank: #11487 2017 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2 Dynasty National Rank: #7547 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1 Dynasty Record: 83-44 (49-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 17.1 2016 Points Against Average: 27.4 2016 Differential: -10.3 2016 Wins: #11865 Roundup/Melstone (Roundup) (35-26), #12217 Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (22-20), #12432 Joliet (21-20), #13332 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (15-8), #13871 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (25-8) 2016 Losses: #5287 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (47-0), #6650 Huntley Project (Worden) (41-0), #6804 Jefferson (Boulder) (34-7), #8888 Ronan (43-29) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-41 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Southern 4B), 2015 (Southern 4B), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern 4B), 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern 4B), 2004 (B Eastern 4B), 2003 (B- Southcentral B) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Baker/Plevna (Baker), 9/8 at Broadwater (Townsend), 9/15 at Jefferson (Boulder), 9/22 Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 9/29 Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks), 10/6 at Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 10/13 Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall), 10/20 at Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Boulder) (12), Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan) (-0.4), Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall) (-0.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Three Forks/Willow Creek (Three Forks) (-40.8), Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge) (-33.8), Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) (-19.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-12.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10871 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%