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)