PREGAME NOTES
This is the 727th game in school history. Howe has an overall record of 368-334-24 since the initial game played in 1935.
This is the 33rd meeting between the Howe Bulldogs and S&S Rams. Howe leads the series, 22-10 and has dominated by outscoring the Rams, 812-387. Howe played one game vs. Sadler before consolidation back in 1958; Howe won 32-0.
The Bulldogs won 11 in a row over the Rams from 1983-1993 and pitched six-straight shutouts from 1984-1992. The Bulldogs set a school record 76-points on October 4, 1991. It was a 14-0 S&S shutout over Howe that ended the streak in 1996.
Since the 8-year domination by Howe, the ‘Dogs are 4-5 vs. S&S going back to 1996. The 33 points scored by S&S a year ago was the second most by the Rams in the series. Only the 1964 Rams scored more with a 36-19 win over Howe.
| Date | Howe | S&S Score | |
| 9/22/1961 | 28 | S & S | 6 |
| 9/14/1962 | 0 | at S & S | 16 |
| 9/13/1963 | 0 | S & S | 16 |
| 11/13/1964 | 19 | at S & S | 36 |
| 11/12/1965 | 0 | S & S | 12 |
| 11/18/1966 | 0 | S & S | 34 |
| 11/17/1967 | 27 | at S & S | 12 |
| 10/18/1968 | 44 | S & S | 6 |
| 10/17/1969 | 32 | at S & S | 8 |
| 11/13/1970 | 33 | at S & S | 14 |
| 11/12/1971 | 27 | S & S | 12 |
| 10/1/1982 | 0 | at S & S | 32 |
| 9/30/1983 | 34 | S & S | 19 |
| 9/14/1984 | 34 | S & S | 0 |
| 9/13/1985 | 17 | at S & S | 6 |
| 10/24/1986 | 34 | at S & S | 7 |
| 10/23/1987 | 42 | S & S | 0 |
| 10/21/1988 | 35 | at S & S | 0 |
| 10/27/1989 | 48 | S & S | 0 |
| 10/5/1990 | 27 | S & S | 0 |
| 10/4/1991 | 76 | at S & S | 0 |
| 10/30/1992 | 18 | at S & S | 0 |
| 10/29/1993 | 20 | S & S | 6 |
| 11/8/1996 | 0 | S & S | 14 |
| 11/7/1997 | 43 | at S & S | 10 |
| 11/10/2000 | 33 | S & S | 0 |
| 11/9/2001 | 14 | at S & S | 15 |
| 10/25/2002 | 20 | S & S | 2 |
| 10/24/2003 | 14 | at S & S | 13 |
| 11/3/2006 | 20 | S & S | 30 |
| 11/2/2007 | 24 | at S & S | 28 |
| 10/24/2014 | 49 | at S & S | 33 |
Last week, Howe broke the all-time single point record of 76 points by scoring 77 vs. Tom Bean. The 76-point record, set in 1991, stood for 24 years. Prior to that, the record was 75 points, which stood for less than a year when Howe beat Whitewright on 10/19/1990.
+60 Points in a game:
77-0, at Tom Bean, 10/16/2015
76-0, at S&S, 10/4/1991
75-0, vs. Whitewright, 10/19/1990
70-0, at Whitewright, 11/1/1985
68-0, vs. Tom Bean, 10/19/1984
65-0, vs. Tioga, 10/28/1938
63-0, vs. Collinsville, 10/11/1940
With the win, Howe moved to 6-1 for the first time since 2010 and are tied for the second best start ever.
7-0, 1939 (then 7-1)
7-0, 1940 (then 8-0)
7-0, 1945 (then 8-0)
7-0, 1946 (then 8-0)
6-1, 1936 (then 7-1)
6-1, 1960 (then 7-1)
6-1, 1987 (then 7-1)
6-1, 1998 (then 7-1)
6-1, 2010 (then 7-1)
6-1, 2015 (then ?)
The 77 points moves Howe’s points per game average to 37.43 which is better than any Howe team finished.
37.43, 2015 – ?
33.83, 1998 – District, Bi-District Champions
33.70, 1940 – District Champions
30.82, 2010 – District Champions
29.82, 1999 – playoffs
28.69, 2014 – Bi-District, Area Champions
28.46, 1989 – District, Bi-District, Area Champions
28.10, 1987
27.80, 1960
27.09, 1991 – District Champions
Howe’s shutout of Tom Bean moves their points per game allowed to 13.71 which ranks 26th of 72 teams. The 13.71 is the lowest since 2000 when the Bulldogs allowed only 12.18 per game.
The shutout of Tom Bean gives Howe three so far in 2015. The last time Howe had that many in a season was 2000. The list of most shutouts in one season:
8, 1945
7, 1946
7, 1939
7, 1938
6, 1947
6, 1940
5, 1985
4, 1991
4, 1936
4, 1987
4, 1941
4, 1935
3, 2015
3, 2000
3, 1996
3, 1990
3, 1989
3, 1986
3, 1980
3, 1979
3, 1978
3, 1970
3, 1948
3, 1937
Howe’s average margin of victory in 2015 is 23.71 which is second only to the 1940 District Champions who won by a margin of 27.20. The list of the top 10 teams by margin of victory:
27.20, 1940 – District Champions
23.71, 2015 – ?
21.30, 1946 – District Champions
20.90, 1987
20.75, 1998 – District, Bi-District Champions
20.20, 1942 – District Champions
20.18, 1991 – District Champions
17.44, 1945 – District Champions
17.00, 1938 – District, Bi-District Champions
16.45, 1939 District Champions
Tyler Grisham’s performance ranks him as the first player to ever have a kickoff return touchdown, a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same game. Only a few Howe players have run a kickoff back for a touchdown and also scored in a different way. The list:
10/16/2015, Tyler Grisham, KR, 2 rushing, 1 receiving
9/28/1984, Randy Geer, KR, 3 rush
10/24/2014, Anthony Hawthorne, KR, 2 rush
10/12/1979, Mark Harper, KR, 2 rush
9/26/1969, Robert Trotter, KR, 2 rush
10/20/1960, Alton Norman, KR, 2 rush
Brice Honaker broke the school record for most PAT’s in a single game with 11.
PAT’s in one game:
11, Brice Honaker, 10/16/2015 (State record is 13)
7, Monte Walker, 10/19/1990
6, Monte Walker, 10/4/1991
6, Andy Turner, 11/1/1985
Brandon Wall’s 96 yard touchdown put him in the top 10 in longest touchdowns in school history:
| Geer, Randy | 98 | 9/4/1982 |
| Geer, Randy | 98 | 9/23/1983 |
| Lopez, Joaquin | 97 | 10/31/2014 |
| Foster, Brooks | 96 | 10/16/1998 |
| Wall, Brandon | 96 | 10/16/2015 |
| Geer, Randy | 95 | 10/5/1984 |
| Butler, Tim | 94 | 10/15/2010 |
| Geer, Randy | 92 | 9/24/1982 |
| Helvey, Ken | 91 | 9/18/1976 |
| DuBose, Josh | 90 | 10/9/1998 |
Zack Hudson recorded his 16th win at Howe which tied Joey McQueen, Jack Osborn and James “Blackie” Wade. The list:
51, Norman Dickey, 1964-1975
41, Jim Fryar, 1985-1989
34, Davey DuBose, 1996-2000
29, John “Buck” Smith, 1980-1984
18, Leslie Walden, 1938-1939
16, Zack Hudson, 2013-
16, Joey McQueen, 1990-1992
16, James “Blackie” Wade, 1976-1979
16, Jack Osborn, 1946-1947
This day in Bulldogs History: Howe is 4-3 on games played on Oct. 23
10/23/1964, Howe lost to Prosper, 28-0
10/23/1970, Howe beat Prosper, 20-8
10/23/1981, Howe beat Lindsay, 46-20
10/23/1987, Howe beat S&S, 42-0
10/23/1992, Howe lost at Aubrey, 31-0
10/23/1998, Howe beat Bells, 21-0
10/23/2009, Howe lost at Honey Grove, 34-20
