North Platte L17-24
Papillion LaVista W31-14, Lincoln Southeast L7-31
Northwest L41-48
Beatrice L31-54
Grand Island L0-40
Columbus
Discoverers · Nebraska high school football · Class A
Season profile · Class A
- Power Index
- 49.6 (#19 of 36)
- Points for / against
- 205 / 181
- Strength of schedule
- 57% (opponents 25-19)
Player stats arrive with box scores. How the Power Index works
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Program history · NSAA
NSAA titles and runners-up through 2025; playoff trips and playoff record through 2024. Vacated titles are excluded. Historical schools are not automatically credited to later co-ops.
STATE TITLES · THROUGH 20250NONE LISTED
RUNNER-UP · THROUGH 20250NONE LISTED
PLAYOFF TRIPS18THROUGH 2024
PLAYOFF RECORD9-18FROM LISTED RESULTS
- Passing Yards · Touchdown Pass Plays
C1-90, Myles Vrbka to David Engelhaupt, Norfolk Catholic, 2015 (vs. Columbus Scotus)
- Most Rushes, Game
11/Class C-1: 59, Drew Wagner, Madison vs. Columbus Scotus, 2008
- Most Rushes, Game
Class A: 55, Dillon Loschen, Columbus, 2010
- Most Touchdowns, Game
4, Monte Mitchell, Fremont vs. Columbus, 1972;
- Most Touchdowns, Game
4, Paul Schlender, Columbus vs. North Platte, 1988
2026 schedule
- · Wk 8 · Class A7:00 PM CT
South Sioux City3-4
Columbus3-4 - · Wk 9 · Class ATime TBAColumbus3-4
North Platte5-3 - · Wk 7 · Class AL 20-42
Papillion-La Vista South6-142Columbus3-420 - · Wk 6 · Class AL 17-31Columbus3-417
Elkhorn North6-131 - · Wk 5 · Class AW 54-8Columbus3-454
Omaha South2-58
Earlier games (4 more)
Add to calendar · Full schedule · Dates, home/away: NSAA schedule export.
Columbus football at a glance
Columbus football at a glance
Columbus (Discoverers) is 3-4 in Class A this season. Most recently, the Discoverers fell to Papillion-La Vista South 42-20 at home on Fri., Oct. 9, the 2nd straight loss. Next up: home against South Sioux City on Fri., Oct. 16. In NSAA wildcard points (as of Oct. 16), Columbus is 20th of 36 Class A teams with a 37.71 average, 1.29 points behind the last projected playoff spot. The school is in Columbus (Platte County), and the program has 18 playoff appearances on record, the latest in 2021.
