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1 hour ago, 1983 said:

If you leave off the word historically then I can probably agree with your list, but you didn’t so I would put Huntingdon #2 only behind Milan.  Mustangs have had great consistency, great community support and way too many wins to leave out of top 5.  The consistency over the years is the most noble and most impressive.

I agree. They have been very consistent. Just seem to come up short when they have been overwhelming favorites and are behind the others in the trophy case.  But I agree they have been more consistent than some of the ones I put above them. 

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Just looking at all-time wins:

Top ten rural West Tennessee teams with the most all time wins. (# of wins, losses, ties  / winning percentage / /# of seasons)

Haywood    696-401-34   .630   112 seasons
Milan   691-405-23   .628   101 seasons     
Huntingdon   680-315-15   .681    95 seasons  
Union City   665-427-26   .606   114 seasons  
Dyersburg   603-448-25   .572   109 seasons  
Lexington   531-321-12   ,622   97 seasons 
Humboldt   530-371-25   .586   101 seasons  
Ripley   510-470-25   .520   101 seasons  
Peabody  509-421-34   .546   102 seasons  
McKenzie   426-412-13   .508   98 seasons  

Since the number of seasons played varies a great deal between teams, winning percentage is probably a better indicator of a team’s success.  Once again, this is just a list of rural West Tennessee teams.

USJ   .705   (35 seasons  306-128-0)
Huntingdon   .681  (95 seasons   680-315-15)
Henry Co.   .640  (54 seasons   391-220-0)
Haywood    .631  (112 seasons   696-401-34)
Lake Co.   .629  (60 seasons   419-246-4)
Milan   .628  (101 seasons    691-405-23)
Covington   .625 (53 seasons   370-222-2))
South Gibson   .624  (13 seasons   78-47-0
Lexington .622  (97 seasons   531-321-12)
Union City .606  (114 seasons   665-427-26)

 

Source:  https://ghsfha.org/w/Special:THSFHS/school/index


 

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1 hour ago, stacmot said:

Just looking at all-time wins:

Top ten rural West Tennessee teams with the most all time wins. (# of wins, losses, ties  / winning percentage / /# of seasons)

Haywood    696-401-34   .630   112 seasons
Milan   691-405-23   .628   101 seasons     
Huntingdon   680-315-15   .681    95 seasons  
Union City   665-427-26   .606   114 seasons  
Dyersburg   603-448-25   .572   109 seasons  
Lexington   531-321-12   ,622   97 seasons 
Humboldt   530-371-25   .586   101 seasons  
Ripley   510-470-25   .520   101 seasons  
Peabody  509-421-34   .546   102 seasons  
McKenzie   426-412-13   .508   98 seasons  

Since the number of seasons played varies a great deal between teams, winning percentage is probably a better indicator of a team’s success.  Once again, this is just a list of rural West Tennessee teams.

USJ   .705   (35 seasons  306-128-0)
Huntingdon   .681  (95 seasons   680-315-15)
Henry Co.   .640  (54 seasons   391-220-0)
Haywood    .631  (112 seasons   696-401-34)
Lake Co.   .629  (60 seasons   419-246-4)
Milan   .628  (101 seasons    691-405-23)
Covington   .625 (53 seasons   370-222-2))
South Gibson   .624  (13 seasons   78-47-0
Lexington .622  (97 seasons   531-321-12)
Union City .606  (114 seasons   665-427-26)

 

Source:  https://ghsfha.org/w/Special:THSFHS/school/index


 

According to the numbers wins and winning % and years played looks like Huntingdon is #1 historically. Played in 4 title games and never was mercy ruled in any of them. And never played in the weakest classification in the west. 

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7 hours ago, horse said:

According to the numbers wins and winning % and years played looks like Huntingdon is #1 historically. Played in 4 title games and never was mercy ruled in any of them. And never played in the weakest classification in the west. 

Lake Co has usually played bigger schools in the past.And the powerhouse private schools.Lost with about 20 seconds to play to a private school that went on and  won the state.And could possibly had about 3 or 4 more more state titles if not for a team named Alcoa in state championship and losing players to Dyer Co and Dyersburg.Had Abdre Flowers stayed home and not went to Dyer Co and broke most of Dyer Co rushing records,can say they'd had a couple more titles.

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22 hours ago, stacmot said:

Just looking at all-time wins:

Top ten rural West Tennessee teams with the most all time wins. (# of wins, losses, ties  / winning percentage / /# of seasons)

Haywood    696-401-34   .630   112 seasons
Milan   691-405-23   .628   101 seasons     
Huntingdon   680-315-15   .681    95 seasons  
Union City   665-427-26   .606   114 seasons  
Dyersburg   603-448-25   .572   109 seasons  
Lexington   531-321-12   ,622   97 seasons 
Humboldt   530-371-25   .586   101 seasons  
Ripley   510-470-25   .520   101 seasons  
Peabody  509-421-34   .546   102 seasons  
McKenzie   426-412-13   .508   98 seasons  

Since the number of seasons played varies a great deal between teams, winning percentage is probably a better indicator of a team’s success.  Once again, this is just a list of rural West Tennessee teams.

USJ   .705   (35 seasons  306-128-0)
Huntingdon   .681  (95 seasons   680-315-15)
Henry Co.   .640  (54 seasons   391-220-0)
Haywood    .631  (112 seasons   696-401-34)
Lake Co.   .629  (60 seasons   419-246-4)
Milan   .628  (101 seasons    691-405-23)
Covington   .625 (53 seasons   370-222-2))
South Gibson   .624  (13 seasons   78-47-0
Lexington .622  (97 seasons   531-321-12)
Union City .606  (114 seasons   665-427-26)

 

Source:  https://ghsfha.org/w/Special:THSFHS/school/index


 

Numbers don't lie. Huntingdon should be up there. 

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