Howe Wins Regional Crown
December 5, 1970
After starting out the season at 1-2, the Howe Bulldogs, with arguably, the most talented senior class to ever to play for Howe, romped their way to a Regional Championship. In Class B football, a State Championship was not available and the furthest a team could advance was to the Regional Finals. To this date, the 1970 Howe Bulldogs are the only team to ever finish their playoff season with a win. Their season record was 10-2 and are still the only team to ever win 10 games for Howe.
In the regional championship game in Gainesville’s Leeper Stadium, Howe took on Windthorst and were expected to lose against the extremely large team. This game was not exciting because it was a close game; it was exciting because Howe romped Windthorst 22-0 and out-gained them 359 yards to 98. Howe’s “Black Blob” defense and their Slot-T offense under Head Coach Norman Dickey were too powerful for the Trojans.
The game can be viewed here:
