Second in both cases was not Carter but the 1989 Odessa Permian team that didn't get written about in "Friday Night Lights" but had two running backs who rushed for more than a thousand yards and a quarterback, future NFL player Stoney Case, who threw for 27 touchdowns, and won the championship over an Aldine team that a year later was considered arguably the nation's best. Both are inarguably the best football teams produced by their school districts in the last half-century. [3] The Lions have appeared in nine state championship games and have won five titles. In 1990, after covering the last five championship games of the decade, I selected Yates as the top Class 5A team of the decade in Texas Football, and I did so again a decade later in the magazine's 40th anniversary issue. Absent an upset of the first order, 1988 Carter and 1985 Yates will continue to be the standard as they retreat further into history. Teams tried to double team tight end Alexander to no avail. Both were centers of great talent that, until their signature seasons, always came up short. Longtime Houston coach Ray Seals, whose Milby team lost 51-0 to Yates and who scouted the Cowboys in 1988, gives the nod to the Lions. Previous Seasons All-Time Roster. 12/21/1985 - Coach Luther Booker and his Yates Lions celebrate their state title as the final seconds tick off the clock at the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian in Texas Stadium. Jessie Armstead #46 and Derrick Cherry #61 celebrates in the background. The 85' team was voted "Team of the Decade" by the Houston Chronicle and Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Neither did Texas' new "no pass, no play" law, or any opponents. Coordinator Ronald Miller's defense, nicknamed the Crush Groove - the iconic rap movie Krush Groove hit theaters on Oct. 25, the day before Yates rolled Davis 72-0 - absolutely mauled teams. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Despite the odds and the competition, it all came together in '85, as Third Ward's team became Houston's team. Conroe and Cy-Fair were ranked higher than the Lions in the Chronicle's Greater Houston preseason poll. Only four college football games in the 2015 season had a higher television rating in Houston. But, then again, I could be wrong. 12/26/1985 - Houston City Council honors Class 5A state high school football champions Yates Lions football team at City Hall in Council Chambers. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. Texas Football Magazine had Conroe at No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1 in the state. The Wildcats advanced to state championship games in 1940, 1941, 1951, 1952 and 1976 but lost each time, though never by more than 13 points. 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Black Panther probably played a more significant a role in the man he would become than the time he spent in college. . Or write about sports? The Lions consistently drew more fans than the Astros, whose manager and general manager were both fired as the team drew a measly 14,621 fans a game into the Astrodome. Rushing leader: Johnny Bailey, 152-1098, 10 TDs, Passing leader: Charles Price, 2,213 yards. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Record :7 . "They were blitzing eight and playing man to man with better people than we had.". Yates was the first University Interscholastic League Class 5A team to go 16-0, as it set a single-season record with 659 points scored (41.1 points per game), while posting eight shutouts and allowing only 4.8 points a game. Boston University Men, Montana Women, Houston Men, Texas Women, Northwestern Men, Stats, Schedules Seasons 1970-71 Men , 1958-59 Men , 2008-09 Women , 1975-76 Men , 1995-96 Women , Polls , Leaders He is a proud graduate of Mabel B. Wesley Elementary and was a basketball team captain at Waltrip High School, where he helped the Mighty Rams to a near-.500 record. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Check out the 1992 Houston Oilers Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. State Semifinals (1990-Current) 1992-93. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Astros finished fourth in their division. 1. Derric Evans #80, Gary Edwards #2, Cedric Buckley #58, of Carter high school, celebrate during the 5A state high school championship game at Texas Stadium against Converse Judson high school. Houston School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. So every afternoon, coach Luther Booker's varsity had to share the same space with the junior varsity and freshmen squads; some 200 players pinballing around a hard, grassless field with football immortality at stake. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 1 Set Class 5A records for most points in a full-season (659), regular season (452) and the playoffs. Receiving leader: Quinton Smith, 58-954, 13 TDs. 12/07/1985 - Class 5A state high school football quarterfinal playoffs between Yates and Jones at the Astrodome. Only seven of 26 schools have won 10 games in a season this century, and nine have never recorded a 10-win year. 12/21/1985 - Yates running back Johnny Fisher (32) leaves behind Odessa Permian defenders in his scoring run during the fourth quarter of the Class 5A state high school football championship in Texas Stadium. "We could do more things on offense," McGowan said. Booker, who retired in 1988 and passed away in 1994, put that talent in the right place, mentally and physically, to deliver a championship. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. a overflowing Barnett Stadium. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. Permian, the defending state champion, was No. They will attempt to improve upon their 8-9 record from last year and return to the playoffs after a one year absence. The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. More than 30 years later, that team is still considered by many to be the best high school team in this football-crazed state's history. Or write about sports? The only HISD teams to play for a title since Yates were Lamar in 2012 and Yates in 1992, with the Madison team led by quarterback Vince Young advancing to the semifinals in 2001. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. State Finals. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Both were products of proud neighborhoods - Houston's Third Ward and Dallas's far South Oak Cliff and pioneers as primarily African-American schools succeeding in an era not that far removed from the last vestiges of school segregation in many parts of Texas. Jerome grew up in downtown Acres Homes, Texas. Hungry to prove they could win what some believed they couldn't. State Champions. And now, as ESPN viewers are either reminded or learn for the first time about the 1988 Carter saga, a new generation of Dallas ISD and Houston ISD teams prepares for a new season in a considerably different era for both school districts. Houston Chronicle. As the combine starts, the Texans are on the clock and the pressure mounts to solve their quarterback problem, writes Brian T. Smith. 12/07/1985 - Class 5A state high school football quarterfinal playoffs between Yates and Jones at the Astrodome. "And our defense was good enough to hold Carter.". The 1992 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hide/Show Additional Information For DeShannon Campbell Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). The 85 team was voted Team of the Decade by the Houston Chronicle and Dave Campbells Texas Football.[5]. 66 nightmares. It's here! "We gave up everything," running back Johnny Bailey said after the state championship game. Yates will hire former Hightower coach Padriac McGinnis as its new football head coach. 1992-1993: 1A Boys Doubles: Jose Balderas/Carlos Balderas, Paint Rock: State Bracket: . Temple Wildcats football: 1979 and 1992 Going back to the beginning of Texas high school football, Temple has had one of the state's winningest programs. Houston, Texas ( Other Texas schools) 23 total players, 0 active players. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. All rights reserved. 1981-#61 Thanks again Coach McQueen and State Champs. In 1985, the Yates Lions were deep, disciplined and determined - adjectives often reserved for one-town schools or suburban teams with far more resources. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Hall of Fame. Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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Interview subjects in the film include Yates players Melvin Foster and Zeno Alexander, coaches Maurice McGowan and Ronald Miller, Permian assistant coach Mike Belew, Permian players Scott Russell. 12/21/1985 - Yates running back Johnny Bailey (20) scores down the middle during the 3rd quarter of the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium. [2] The program also had a run of 27 consecutive district titles from 1970-1996. 2022-23. Carter countered with four regular-season shutouts, also allowed just two opponents to score in double figures and closed out the regular season with a 50-2 rout of Dallas Kimball in the "Oak Cliff Super Bowl.". Yates was rated only sixth in Class 5A, which was then the largest classification in Texas, in 1985 by Dave Campbell's Texas Football in large part because the Lions had suffered substantial losses to graduation and lost some players during the previous spring to the new no-pass, no-play rule. $('#counter_countdown').on('counterStop', function() { "Four athletes excel on the field and in life Features News from Terre Haute, Indiana", "Yates coach Booker influenced players on, off field", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Yates_Football&oldid=1114762574, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 October 2022, at 04:10. Yates, as a member of the UIL, had advanced to just one championship game, losing to Richardson Lake Highlands in 1981. (3 of 4), 12/21/1985 - Yates running back Johnny Bailey (20) motions to his teammates after scoring run in the 3rd quarter of the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium. It set scoring records that endured for a decade into the watered-down world of post-1990 Texas football. 53927 Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Track and We present them here for purely educational purposes. Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results) Houston Oilers players listed alphabetically or numerically. This college football 1990s season article is a stub. : Chris Palmer (Wide Receivers), Richard Smith (ST/TE/LB/OL), Jim Stanley (Defensive Line) and Gregg Williams (Defensive Quality Control), Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams, Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +800; O/U: 10.5, Training Camp: Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2:31PM. Houston Astrodome Yates 42 Kashmere 41. Full Bio. Rushing leaders: Harvey Harper 108-530, 4 TDs; Gary Edwards 82-335, 13 TDs. Dennis Parker, who attended the 1985 Yates-Permian game, coached the Marshall team that lost to Carter in 1988 and lost twice to Permian in 1989, said Carter was the best because it had such speed on defense. In a time of declining enrollment, HISD teams are now scattered from 6A through 4A. The official 1990 Football Roster for the University of Colorado Buffs. McCombs Field. (4 of 4), 12/21/1985 - Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian. Houston ISD Football. 12/21/1985 - Coach Luther Booker and his Yates Lions celebrate their state title as the final seconds tick off the clock at the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian in Texas Stadium. With the Thursday night premiere of the ESPN documentary "What Carter Lost," the time has come to revive one of the great sports bar/barbershop debate topics of Texas high school football. The Oilers were a dismal 5-11. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. D.W. Rutledge, whose Judson team lost to Carter in the 1988 final, gives Carter the nod, and so does Dan Hooks, whose West Orange-Stark team lost to Yates in 1985. Editor's note: Chronicle staff writer David Barron covered the 1985 and 1988 high school seasons as a reporter for United Press International and as high school editor of Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Freed from the bonds of time and space, who would win a game between the star-crossed 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys, defrocked Class 5A champions of 1988, and the Houston Yates Lions, undefeated 5A champions of 1985? Adam Coleman. Sebastian Harris-Houston Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Lawrence King took the bulk of the carries when Bailey was out, giving the Lions a potent 1-2 punch in the playoffs. March 8, 2019. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Receiving leader: Marcus Grant 62-1,032, 9 TDs. I was in 8th grade at Bohnam Junior High, the Wildcats including Kenneth Davis came to our School and talked to our football team about future goals and determination. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Play Index. Carter likely would have been ranked first rather than second in 1988 but for the Cowboys' previous playoff shortcomings. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Add missing athletes to the roster. The Houston Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1992 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. 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