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);