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Howe vs. Pottsboro Pregame Notes
Howe (4-0) is ranked #8 in the state in Class 3A, Div II (MaxPreps).
Pottsboro (4-0) is ranked #1 in the state in Class 3A, Div I (MaxPreps).
Howe’s offense is scoring 39.25 points per game, which is better than any Howe team has ever finished. The closest is 1998’s Bulldogs, who finished the season at 33.83.
Howe’s defense is giving up 7.00 points per game in 2015 which is the best since 1991 (6.91). The defense right now is on pace to rank 9th in school history for points allowed per game.
Howe is outscoring their opponents by 32.25 points per game in 2015. That is on pace to be the best in school history ahead of the 1940 Howe Bulldogs who outscored their opponents by an average of 27.2 points per contest.
Pottsboro’s offense and defense are even more impressive by scoring 186 points (46.5 points per game) and allowing 22 points (5.5 points per game). They are outscoring their opponents by an average score of 41. They say this is their best team they’ve ever had in Pottsboro.
Pottsboro hasn’t lost a district game since 2010, when Howe beat them, 20-13 at Bulldog Stadium.
The Bulldogs are 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
1940, 9-0
1946, 8-0
1945, 8-0
1939, 7-0
1987, 6-0
1966, 5-0
2010, 4-0
1941, 4-0
*2015, 4-0
Series History
Howe is 10-16-1 vs. Pottsboro since the first game played back on 11/3/1972. Pottsboro has won 4 in a row and 7 of the last 8 meetings. The last time the Bulldogs won at Pottsboro was on 10/14/1988, 21-14. Howe has since gone 0-4 in the 27 years since 1988. Howe is 4-8-1 in Pottsboro overall.
Prior to Matt Poe becoming the Cardinals’ head coach, Howe and Pottsboro were nearly identical vs. each other. Before Poe, Pottsboro led the series 10-9-1 with Howe outscoring Pottsboro, 294-293. Since Poe, Pottsboro is 4-0 and have outscored Howe, 262-79.
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, 14 (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, .519, 14-13 (2013-)
Joey McQueen, .500, 16-16-2 (1990-92)
On This Day in Bulldog History (4-3)
9/25/1970, Howe lost to Crandall, 12-7
9/25/1976, Howe lost at Frisco, 40-0
9/25/1981, Howe lost at Whitewright, 21-0
9/25/1987, Howe won at Anna, 34-14
9/25/1992, Howe won at Valley View, 18-12
9/25/1998, Howe beat Wolfe City, 52-20
9/25/2009, Howe won at Tom Bean, 46-20
