| Columbus (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Matt Schobel League: 3A-1 Region III District 12 Playoff Division: 3A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 42.6 2022 National Rank: #404 2022 State Rank: #64 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9 2023 Starting Power Rating: 29.2 2023 National Rank: #356 2023 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 31 Dynasty National Rank: #855 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2 Dynasty Record: 51-16 (22-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 12-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2022 Points For Average: 40.3 2022 Points Against Average: 12.9 2022 Differential: +27.4 2022 Wins: #1007 Lorena (24-21), #1238 Yoe [C. H.] (Cameron) (48-14), #1559 Hallettsville (35-13), #1703 Madisonville (56-28), #2391 Diboll (35-14), #3254 Yoakum (35-12), #3329 La Grange (44-7), #4788 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (42-7), #5691 Giddings (42-7), #8069 Rice (Altair) (49-0), #9850 Hempstead (35-0), #10857 North Forest (Houston) (70-0) 2022 Losses: #151 Franklin (24-21), #1009 Hitchcock (33-28) 2022 Opponents W-L: 88-74 Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2019 (3A-1 Region IV District 13), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 24) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Giddings, 9/1 at La Grange, 9/7 Rice (Altair), 9/15 at North Forest (Houston), 9/22 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman), 9/29 Madisonville, 10/6 Hallettsville, 10/13 at Hitchcock, 10/20 Yoakum, 11/3 at Hempstead Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hitchcock (16.4), Madisonville (9.6), Hallettsville (1.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Forest (Houston) (-45.2), Hempstead (-38.9), Rice (Altair) (-30.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (18.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #581 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4055 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 60% |