Pregame Notes
This is game 726 in school history. Howe has an overall record of 367-334-24 since the initial UIL game in 1935.
This is the 40th meeting between Howe and Tom Bean. The series dates back to 11/27/1935 when Howe won 39-0 at Tom Bean. Howe leads the overall series 29-10 and have won the last two. Howe has outscored Tom Bean, 995-409 in the 39 games.
At one point, Howe was 18-1 vs. Tom Bean and won 12 straight from 1943-1986. Tom Bean’s “Black Dot” game of 1987 ended the streak when The Tom Cats upset 8-1 Howe and knocked them out of the playoffs, 23-20 in Tom Bean.
This Day in Bulldogs History
10/16/1935, Howe beat Denison B, 41-0
10/16/1936, Howe beat Collinsville, 13-7
10/16/1970, Howe beat Dallas Greenhill, 18-14
10/16/1981, Howe beat Callisburg, 32-19
10/16/1987, Howe lost at Pottsboro, 16-3
10/16/1992, Howe lost to Pilot Point, 39-0
10/16/1998, Howe beat Whitewright, 55-0
10/16/2009, Howe beat Whitewright, 12-10
All-time coaching wins
Norman Dickey, 51 (1964-75)
Jim Fryar, 41 (1985-89)
Davey DuBose, 34 (1996-2000)
Buck Smith, 29 (1980-1984)
Leslie Walden, 18 (1938-39)
Joey McQueen, 16 (1990-92)
Blackie Wade, 16 (1976-79)
*Zack Hudson, 15 (2013 -)
All-time coaches .500 or better
Leslie Walden, .900, 18-2 (1938-39)
Wesley Cox, .900, 9-1 (1940)
John B. Lair, .889, 8-1 (1945)
Jack Osborn, .842, 16-3-1 (1946-47)
Cory Crane, .818, 9-2, (2010)
L.B. Morris, .765, 13-4-2 (1936-37)
Self Coached, .750, 3-1-1 (1942)
Jim Fryar, .719, 41-16-1 (1985-89)
Alfred Clayton, .692, 9-4-2 (1943-44)
H.A. McDonald, .667, 6-3 (1941)
Davey DuBose, .630, 34-20 (1996-2000)
Curtis Christian, .600, 12-8 (1960-61)
Barnes Milam, .600, 6-4 (1935)
Buck Smith, .580, 29-21-1 (1980-84)
Arthur Boyle, .529, 9-8 (1958-59)
*Zack Hudson, .517, 15-14 (2013-)
Joey McQueen, .500, 16-16-2 (1990-92)