This is the 27th meeting between Howe and Pottsboro since the initial game on November 3, 1972, in which Howe won 21-0 at Bulldog Stadium.
Pottsboro leads the overall record at 15-10-1
Howe Head Coach Records vs. Pottsboro:
Norman Dickey, 2-2
Blackie Wade, 1-2-1
Buck Smith, 2-3
Jim Fryar, 3-2
Davey DuBose, 1-1
Stony Coffman, 0-2
Cory Crane, 1-0
Joe Watson, 0-2
Zack Hudson, 0-1
Pottsboro’s Head Coach Records vs. Howe
Bert Glascock, 4-2
Ronny Ray, 5-4
Bo Jones, 0-2
Rick Cullum, 1-1
Matt Poe, 5-1
Pottsboro’s Head Coach Matt Poe is now tied with Ronny Ray for the most victories in Pottsboro school history with 73 and looks to become the winningest coach in school history. He’s the ninth head coach for the Cardinals. He took over for Jim Verden, who went 1-19 in two years (2004 and 2005).
Before Matt Poe became head coach, Pottsboro held a 10-9-1 lead in the series with both schools scoring 294 (Howe) and 293 (Pottsboro) points in the 20 games. Since Poe, Pottsboro is 5-1 and has outscored Howe 206-65 and has won by a margin of 25 points on 5 of the 6 meetings.
At Bulldog Stadium, Pottsboro has won 7 of 13 meetings and outscored Howe 202-178.
The longest winning streak for either team goes to Pottsboro by winning four straight matchups from 1974-1977.
Pottsboro has shutout Howe 5 times; Howe has shutout Pottsboro 3 times.
Howe’s largest margin of victory was 41 (41-0) in 1989. Pottsboro’s largest margin of victory is 40 (40-0) in 1975.
The two teams have been in the same district 21 times. Pottsboro finished ahead of Howe 14 of those times, while Howe finished ahead of Pottsboro 7 times.
| Howe vs. Pottsboro Series Recap | ||||
| Date | Howe | Opponent | Opp Score | W |
| 11/3/1972 | 21 | Pottsboro | 0 | W |
| 11/2/1973 | 44 | at Pottsboro | 22 | W |
| 11/15/1974 | 0 | at Pottsboro | 21 | L |
| 11/14/1975 | 0 | Pottsboro | 40 | L |
| 11/5/1976 | 6 | Pottsboro | 19 | L |
| 11/4/1977 | 0 | at Pottsboro | 33 | L |
| 9/8/1978 | 21 | Pottsboro | 0 | W |
| 9/7/1979 | 14 | at Pottsboro | 14 | L |
| 10/10/1980 | 20 | at Pottsboro | 6 | W |
| 10/9/1981 | 8 | Pottsboro | 33 | L |
| 10/15/1982 | 16 | at Pottsboro | 18 | L |
| 10/14/1983 | 6 | Pottsboro | 7 | L |
| 10/26/1984 | 10 | at Pottsboro | 3 | W |
| 10/25/1985 | 28 | Pottsboro | 6 | W |
| 10/17/1986 | 14 | Pottsboro | 16 | L |
| 10/16/1987 | 3 | at Pottsboro | 16 | L |
| 10/14/1988 | 21 | at Pottsboro | 14 | W |
| 10/20/1989 | 41 | Pottsboro | 0 | W |
| 9/13/1996 | 7 | Pottsboro | 6 | W |
| 9/12/1997 | 14 | at Pottsboro | 19 | L |
| 11/10/2006 | 24 | at Pottsboro | 49 | L |
| 11/9/2007 | 6 | Pottsboro | 34 | L |
| 10/29/2010 | 20 | Pottsboro | 13 | W |
| 10/28/2011 | 0 | at Pottsboro | 34 | L |
| 9/28/2012 | 15 | at Pottsboro | 48 | L |
| 9/27/2013 | 0 | Pottsboro | 28 | L |