Howe vs. Bells Broadcast Notes 2018

Live broadcast will be played in the box below.  Radio feed will be available inside the stadium on 99.9 FM.

Game number 757 for the Howe Bulldogs.  Howe has a record of 384-348-24 since the first game on Sept. 20, 1935.

Howe is 2-0

The Bulldogs start the season with two wins for the first time since 2015 (beat Bonham 41-14 and Sacred Heart, 27-0).  Howe teams that started 2-0:  2018, 2015 (4-0), 2014, 2010 (4-0), 1996 (3-0), 1995, 1994, 1987 (6-0), 1985, 1984 (3-0), 1982, 1977, 1973, 1966 (5-0), 1948 (3-0), 1946 (8-0), 1945 (8-0), 1942, 1941 (4-0), 1940 (9-0), 1939 (7-0), 1936.

Howe Coaches that started 2-0

Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling starts his Bulldogs career at 2-0.  Other Dogs head coaches to do so are Corey Crane (4-0), Davey DuBose (3-0), Jim Fryar, George Matlock (3-0), Jack Osborn (8-0), John B. Lair (8-0), Self-coached, H.A. McDonald (4-0), Wesley Cox (9-0), L.B. Morris.

Offensive Attack

Howe accumulated 338 rushing yards last week against S&S.  With Howe’s 314 vs. Ponder, Howe’s total for 2018 is 652 on 95 carries (6.86 yards per carry).   Howe’s total yardage of 681 by the 101 offensive plays in the first two weeks equals a 6.74 yards per snap.

Streak

Howe now has a 3-game winning streak with the season finale win over Callisburg last year and the two wins to open this season.  The last time Howe won three in a row was games was in the 2016 season (wins over Callisburg, Grandview, and Jefferson).

On this day in Bulldog History (3-5)

1962, loss at S&S, 16-0

1973, win over Princeton, 18-14
1979, loss at Aubrey, 12-11
1984, win over S&S, 34-0
1990, loss at Van Alstyne, 12-6
2001, loss at Denton Liberty Christian, 49-9
2007, loss at Durant, 52-12
2012, win at Whitewright, 41-20

Howe vs. Bells History

Howe has played 95 games against opponents other than Bells lately.  The last matchup between the two schools came on Oct. 9, 2009 with Bells winning, 12-6 in Bells.  This is the 48th meeting overall between Howe and Bells.  Howe owns a 34-8-5 record in the series that dates back to Nov. 20, 1936.  Howe won that first matchup at Bulldog Stadium, 19-6.  The Bulldogs won 7 games in a row over Bells from 1945-1962.  Howe then won 8 games in a row from 1979-1994.  Bells has only beaten Howe in back-to-back games once (1964 and 1965).

The Panthers have only won one game at Bulldog Stadium since 1965.  Overall at home, Howe has a 21-4-1 record against Bells.

Date Howe Opp Opp Score W L T
11/20/1936 19 Bells 6 1 0 0
11/5/1937 6 at Bells 6 0 0 1
11/11/1938 1 Bells 0 1 0 0
11/10/1939 20 Bells 25 0 1 0
11/15/1940 47 Bells 6 1 0 0
10/17/1941 0 Bells 24 0 1 0
10/30/1942 33 at Bells 13 1 0 0
11/12/1943 0 Bells 0 0 0 1
10/27/1944 7 at Bells 7 0 0 1
10/19/1945 39 Bells 0 1 0 0
10/11/1946 33 at Bells 0 1 0 0
10/10/1947 35 Bells 0 1 0 0
9/30/1948 24 Bells 0 1 0 0
9/29/1960 38 at Bells 6 1 0 0
10/13/1961 20 Bells 8 1 0 0
11/16/1962 38 Bells 0 1 0 0
11/15/1963 0 at Bells 0 0 0 1
9/18/1964 8 at Bells 21 0 1 0
09/17/65 0 Bells 18 0 1 0
9/16/1966 6 at Bells 2 1 0 0
9/8/1967 32 Bells 14 1 0 0
9/13/1968 28 at Bells 6 1 0 0
9/12/1969 46 Bells 12 1 0 0
10/27/1972 15 at Bells 22 0 1 0
10/26/1973 38 Bells 6 1 0 0
11/10/1978 0 at Bells 0 0 0 1
11/9/1979 12 Bells 6 1 0 0
11/7/1980 18 Bells 6 1 0 0
11/6/1981 21 at Bells 0 1 0 0
10/31/1986 49 Bells 0 1 0 0
10/30/1987 38 at Bells 0 1 0 0
11/9/1990 12 Bells 11 1 0 0
11/8/1991 12 at Bells 7 1 0 0
9/23/1994 20 Bells 14 1 0 0
9/29/1995 6 at Bells 35 0 1 0
10/23/1998 21 at Bells 0 1 0 0
10/28/1999 42 Bells 7 1 0 0
9/29/2000 34 at Bells 14 1 0 0
9/28/2001 20 Bells 10 1 0 0
10/4/2002 14 at Bells 12 1 0 0
10/3/2003 21 Bells 6 1 0 0
10/29/2004 13 Bells 22 0 1 0
10/28/2005 43 at Bells 7 1 0 0
10/6/2006 28 at Bells 6 1 0 0
10/5/2007 42 Bells 16 1 0 0
10/10/2008 44 Bells 0 1 0 0
10/9/2009 6 at Bells 12 0 1 0
9/14/2018 Bells 0 0 0
1049 0 393 34 8 5