| Columbia (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue/White Coach: Scott Horner League: Cahokia - Mississippi Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank*: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2024 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jase Nelson 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB Owen Menke 6'2" 285 Senior T/DT Keegan Thompson 5'9" 190 Senior SB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -1.3 2024 National Rank: #5463 2024 State Rank: #181 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.2 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -10.1 2025 National Rank*: #4793 2025 State Rank*: #161 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -1.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5751 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.6 5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-21 (14-10 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 7.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5850 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.5 Dynasty Record: 154-71 (99-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 6-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2024 Points For Average: 25.1 2024 Points Against Average: 16.7 2024 Differential: +8.4 2024 Wins: #6451 Taylorville (35-27), #7450 Freeburg (24-0), #8752 Salem (38-8), #8841 Mater Dei (Breese) (35-0), #9305 Jersey (Jerseyville) (21-14), #11986 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River) (60-12) 2024 Losses: #2577 Central (Breese) (31-0), #3145 Cahokia (30-17), #3997 Waterloo (31-14), #5547 Roxana (14-7) 2024 Opponents W-L: 53-47 Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st; Cahokia), 2019 (Cahokia), 2018 (tied for 1st; Cahokia), 2016 (Cahokia), 2015 (Cahokia), 2014 (Cahokia), 2013 (Cahokia), 2012 (Cahokia), 2008 (Cahokia), 2007 (Cahokia), 2003 (Cahokia) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |