My Game Prep for Denison vs. McKinney next week

Denison vs. McKinney Game Notes 10/2/2009

Denison leads the series 25-17-5.

McKinney is 3-12-1 at Munson Stadium

This will be Bobby Reyes first trip to Munson Stadium as the head coach of the Lions

McKinney head coaches with winning records vs. Denison:
W.R. Graham, 1920 (1-0)
W.K. Wells, 1926-28 (2-1)
Noble Atkins, 1933-1937 (2-1-1)
Charles Qualls, 1959-1961 (3-0)
(Ron Poe was 7-7)

Charles Qualls (’60) and Ron Poe (’73, ’86) are the only two coaches to ever leave Munson Stadium with victories.

McKinney’s highest point total at Munson Stadium is 35 back in 1960
Denison’s highest point total vs. McKinney at Munson Stadium is 54 back in 1944
Most combined points between McKinney and Denison at Munson Stadium is 85 in 1992.
Most combined points overall between the two schools came last year (129) when Denison won 65-64 at Ron Poe Stadium.

McKinney, formerly a perennial powerhouse hasn’t won a playoff game since 1993.
McKinney’s record since the UIL formed in 1920 is 509-374-39

Fall from Grace:
1960’s: 84-25-3
1970’s: 78-29
1980’s: 77-35
1990’s: 68-39
2000’s: 39-58

Ron Poe was 222-105 at McKinney from 1971-2000 (11 District Championships, 8 Bi-District Championships, 3 Area Championships, 3 Quarterfinal Championships, 2 Semifinal Championships (’79, ’86), 1 State Championship (’79).

Since then: 32-54, no championships in 8 seasons.
Rusty Dowling was 8-12
Todd McVey was 17-24
Bobby Reyes is 7-18

Assessment: Under Reyes, when McKinney gets into a scoring fest (90 or more combined points), they are 0-7.



McKinney’s Top 5 Scoring Teams since UIL in 1920
1. 2009, 45.25 per game (0-4)
2. 2008, 44.45 per game (4-7)
3. 1991, 35.54 per game * (10-3) District, Bi-District, Area Champions
4. 1986, 35.38 per game *(14-2) State Runner-Up
5. 1992, 34.90 per game (7-3)

McKinney’s Least 5 Defenses since UIL in 1920
1. 2009, 61.50 per game (0-4)
2. 2008, 44.55 per game (4-7)
3. 1944, 37.56 per game (0-9)
4. 1995, 31.40 per game (5-5)
5. 2003, 31.30 per game (2-8)

The last time the Lions were 0-4 was in 2003 under 1st year coach Todd McVey when McKinney was in 5A. 8th time in the 89 seasons to be 0-4. Other years were: 1935, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1952, 2002, 2003

The last time the Lions were 0-5 was in 1952 (eventually 1-9). They were also 0-5 in 1944 (eventually 0-9); 1943 (3-7); 

Gunter at Howe notes

Howe leads the series 17-8 and have outscored Gunter 511-377. The first game was played on 11/1/1935 (Howe won 21-6)

Howe is 10-4 vs. Gunter at Bulldog Stadium but have lost 3 straight at home and the last Howe home win came 10/18/1996 (21-7).

Gunter has won 7 consecutive meetings starting 10/27/2000. Before that date, Howe had a commanding 17-1 lead in the series having only lost in 1958 (42-0) and won 12 straight from 1935-1948. Van Alstyne has also won 7 consecutive games with Howe. The record losing streak vs. one opponent is 9. Whitewright had won 9 straight (1999-2007) before Howe stopped the streak last season with a 30-20 win. Wolfe City won 9 consecutive meetings from 1961-1995. Howe stopped that streak in 1998 with a 52-20 win.

Howe is 3-1 for the first time since 1998 (that team went 10-2 and won the District Championship and Bi-District Championship).

The 3 wins matches the highest total for any Howe team since 2003 (6-6). 6 wins are the most in this decade (2000, 2003).

Howe has outscored their opponents 86-70 so far in 2009. The last Howe team to outscore their opponents for an entire season was the 2000 Dogs that found themselves in the playoffs.

Stony Coffman's 11th win as the Howe Head Coach ties Terry Davis for 9th all-time in wins.

Most Howe Head Coach Wins:
51 - Norman Dickey
41 - Jim Fryar
34 - Davey DuBose
29 - John "Buck" Smith
18 - Leslie Walden
16 - Jack Osborn
James "Blackie" Wade
Joey McQueen
13 - L.B. Morris
12 - Curtis Christian
11 - Terry Davis
- Stony Coffman

Howe's Fall from Grace:
1980's: 70-37
1990's: 55-49
2000's: 31-66 (most losses in any decade; least wins in any full decade)