Columbus Cardinals

varsity Football

Columbus, WICapitol

Season: 2026-27
Overall: 2–8L2
Conference: 2–56th of 7
Division: ~~was 4~~, now 5D4 in 2025-26
Enrollment: 385WIAA

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Last gameAway game · Level 1

Columbus#8seed2–87

FinalLostPritchard Park Racine

Racine Lutheran#1seed10–057

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ES Power Rating

Statewide rankings →

46.9

State: #221 of 353▼4
Division 5: #24
Peak: #74
Schedule: 57.2
Quality wins: 0
Bad losses: 0

Game performance against this week's ratings
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs rating
1	OsceolaD4	65.9	L 20–35	+9
2	GreenfieldD2	57.9	L 12–21	+5
3	LodiD4	58.1	L 7–33	-9
4	Lake MillsD4	67.1	L 7–35	-2
5	Lakeside LutheranD4	62.0	L 0–50	-17
6	JeffersonD4	42.1	W 35–22	+6
7	PortageD3	51.2	L 16–32	-9
8	EdgertonD4	49.0	W 19–12	+8
9	TurnerD4	49.6	L 9–20	-7
10Level 1	Racine LutheranD5	68.6	L 7–57	-11

Best win: EdgertonD4 (49) · Worst loss: TurnerD4 (49.6) · How it works

Overall

2–8

.200 win pct

Conference

2–5

6th of 7 · Capitol

Home: 2–1
Away: 0–7

PF: 132
PA: 317
Streak: L2

Schedule & results

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Football 2026-27

2-8 in listed gamesReached Level 1

All times Central · opponent divisions and records are this season’s · shaded rows are WIAA tournament games

Thu, Aug 207:00 PM CDTat OsceolaD49–1L 20–35
Thu, Aug 277:00 PM CDTat GreenfieldD27–3L 12–21
Fri, Sep 47:00 PM CDTat LodiD47–3ConfL 7–33
Fri, Sep 11vs Lake MillsD49–1ConfL 7–35
Fri, Sep 187:00 PM CDTat Lakeside LutheranD47–3ConfL 0–50Recording · HudlColumbus school broadcasts
Fri, Sep 257:00 PM CDTvs JeffersonD43–6ConfW 35–22
Fri, Oct 27:00 PM CDTat PortageD35–5ConfL 16–32Recording · HudlColumbus school broadcasts
Fri, Oct 97:00 PM CDTvs EdgertonD44–6ConfW 19–12
Fri, Oct 167:00 PM CDTat TurnerD45–5ConfL 9–20Recording · HudlColumbus school broadcasts + Turner school broadcasts
Fri, Oct 237:00 PM CDTat Racine LutheranD510–0Level 1L 7–57

Capitol

2026-27

Capitol standings, 2026-27
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR	PF	PA
Lake Mills	7	0	1.000	9–1	391	190
Lakeside Lutheran	5	2	.714	7–3	346	174
Lodi	5	2	.714	7–3	305	242
Portage	3	4	.429	5–5	252	288
Edgerton	3	4	.429	4–6	273	308
Columbus	2	5	.286	2–8	132	317
Jefferson	1	6	.143	3–6	208	276

Conference games only in W, L and PCT, counted from reported results and including tagged crossover games against another conference’s teams, as WIAA counts them. Members from the WIAA conference listing.

Football history

125–95 in 23 seasons

Season	Record	Conf.	PF	PA	Games
2026-27	2–8	2–5	132	317	10
2025-26	10–2	6–0	580	196	12
2024-25	10–1	6–0	525	198	11
2023-24	10–2	6–1	455	129	12
2022-23	13–0	7–0	633	126	13
2021-22	11–2	6–1	462	123	13
2020-21	5–1	4–0	217	69	6
2019-20	6–4	3–2	228	196	10
2018-19	1–8	0–5	143	254	9
2017-18	2–7	1–4	120	360	9
2016-17	11–1	5–0	510	148	12
2015-16	8–1	Unavailable	285	125	9
2014-15	7–2	Unavailable	255	102	9
2013-14	6–3	Unavailable	235	126	9
2012-13	3–5	Unavailable	134	201	8
2011-12	3–6	Unavailable	163	221	9
2010-11	2–7	Unavailable	121	176	9
2009-10	1–6	Unavailable	114	167	7
2008-09	0–9	Unavailable	88	357	9
2007-08	0–8	Unavailable	104	319	8
2006-07	1–7	Unavailable	104	280	8
2005-06	5–4	Unavailable	174	192	9
2004-05	8–1	Unavailable	276	115	9

Football varsity results the archive holds — 220 finished games with a reported score. A season is counted from the games we have, so an unreported result is missing rather than assumed.Conference games are the games tagged as conference fixtures for a resolved member that season, including tagged crossover games against another conference’s teams, as WIAA counts them. Unavailable means membership could not be resolved; it is not a zero record.

Team details & records · 2026-27

Sport	Overall	Conference
Football	2-8	—

About these records

School record sourced from wiaa · view source ↗ · updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026