BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, ManOfMillions said: HAHA. I was expecting a better response. I know. That’s why I didn’t give one. Didn’t take the bait. Another poster on here tried to bait me and hers didn’t work either. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Another metric that is a good one to look at is playoff wins and losses. For example, Milan is 88-40 in the playoffs all-time. Peabody is 44-22, Lake Co. is 55-35, Union City is 53-26, Huntingdung is 49-30. How about some other programs? How do some of the bigger schools stack up?? Sorry before hand if I messed up anyones record. I used last years Murphy Fair magazine. And it is good to mention that a lot of football was played prior to the playoff era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croppygenius Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said: Another metric that is a good one to look at is playoff wins and losses. For example, Milan is 88-40 in the playoffs all-time. Peabody is 44-22, Lake Co. is 55-35, Union City is 53-26, Huntingdung is 49-30. How about some other programs? How do some of the bigger schools stack up?? Sorry before hand if I messed up anyones record. I used last years Murphy Fair magazine. And it is good to mention that a lot of football was played prior to the playoff era. Wonder what the play-off record is between the Mustangs and the Bulldogs. Seems like when there was 3 classifications and both of us were playing 2a we played about every year. Man I've seen some great play-off games between these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Croppygenius said: Wonder what the play-off record is between the Mustangs and the Bulldogs. Seems like when there was 3 classifications and both of us were playing 2a we played about every year. Man I've seen some great play-off games between these two. I'm not taking sides here because I have a great deal of respect for both programs. You aroused my curiosity, so I looked it up. I could have made mistakes. 1983 – Milan 20, Huntingdon 0 – 2nd Round 1986 – Milan 28, Huntingdon 14 – 1st Round 1998 – Milan 17, Huntingdon 13 – 3rd Round 2003 – Huntingdon 34, Milan 29 – Semi-finals 2004 – Huntingdon 12, Milan 7 – Semi-finals 2005 – Huntingdon 31, Milan 21 – 3rd Round 2007 – Milan 17, Huntingdon 0 – 2nd Round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted July 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 36 minutes ago, Croppygenius said: Wonder what the play-off record is between the Mustangs and the Bulldogs. Seems like when there was 3 classifications and both of us were playing 2a we played about every year. Man I've seen some great play-off games between these two. Would be interesting to see. I agree. Some absolute wars when we were both in 2A. In particular 1998 and 2003 come to mind. 1998 Milan won and in 2003 y’all won. The winner went on to a state title both years. Those were the state title games those two years in my opinion. Great teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) I’m not going to attempt to list a top five. We all tend to favor our own schools anyway, and I will say that data can be manipulated to prove almost anything you want to prove. Nevertheless, I’ll throw out some more data since I enjoy reading the comments. Another criterion was recent success. I’m not sure how far back we should go, but I went back 5 years. Most recent success by wins (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021) : Peabody 64-6 3 championship trophies Haywood 56-15 2 runner-up trophies Huntingdon 55-9 Covington 55-11 2 runner-up trophies Lake Co. 52-14 1 championship trophy Henry Co. 51-17 1 runner-up trophy Riverside 48-17 Hardin Co. 45-14 South Gibson 42-18 Dyersburg 41-19 USJ 41-21 2 runner-up trophies Union City 40-22 1 championship trophy McKenzie 36-23 1 runner-up trophy Milan 35-25 1 runner-up trophy Westview 33-25 1 championship trophy Lexington 32-27 Most recent success by winning percentages over the past 5 years: Peabody 91.43 Huntingdon 85.94 Covington 83.33 Haywood 78 Lake Co. 78.7 Henry Co. 76.39 Hardin Co. 76.27 Riverside 73.85 South Gibson 70.00 Dyersburg 68.33 USJ 66.13 Union City 64.52 McKenzie 61.02 Milan 58.33 Westview 56.90 Lexington 54.24 As far as playoff appearances (semifinals and finals) and consistency are concerned, it's hard to argue against the success of these 4 programs over the past 5 years. All 4 have reached the semifinals at least 3 times between 2017 and 2021. Peabody 4 semifinal appearances, 3 finals - 3 championship trophies Haywood 5 semifinal appearances, 2 finals - 2 runner-up trophies Covington 3 semifinal appearance, 2 finals, - 2 runner-up trophies Henry Co. 3 semifinal appearances, 1 final - 1 runner-up trophy Edited July 7, 2022 by stacmot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horse Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, stacmot said: I’m not going to attempt to list a top five. We all tend to favor our own schools anyway. I will say that data can be manipulated to prove almost anything you want to prove. Nevertheless, I’ll throw out some more data since I enjoy reading the comments. Another criterion was recent success. I’m not sure how far back we should go, but I went back 5 years. Most recent success by wins (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021) : Peabody 64-6 3 championship trophies Haywood 56-15 2 runner-up trophies Huntingdon 55-9 Covington 55-11 2 runner-up trophies Lake Co. 52-14 1 championship trophy Henry Co. 51-17 1 runner-up trophy Riverside 48-17 Hardin Co. 45-14 South Gibson 42-18 Dyersburg 41-19 USJ 41-21 2 runner-up trophies Union City 40-22 1 championship trophy McKenzie 36-23 1 runner-up trophy Milan 35-25 1 runner-up trophy Westview 33-25 1 championship trophy Lexington 32-27 Most recent success by winning percentages over the past 5 years: Peabody 91.43 Huntingdon 85.94 Covington 83.33 Haywood 78 Lake Co. 78.7 Henry Co. 76.39 Hardin Co. 76.27 Riverside 73.85 South Gibson 70.00 Dyersburg 68.33 USJ 66.13 Union City 64.52 McKenzie 61.02 Milan 58.33 Westview 56.90 Lexington 54.24 As far as playoff appearances (semifinals and finals) and consistency are concerned, it's hard to argue against the success of these 4 programs over the past 5 years. All 4 have reached the semifinals at least 3 times between 2017 and 2021. Peabody 4 semifinal appearances, 3 finals - 3 championship trophies Haywood 5 semifinal appearances, 2 finals - 2 runner-up trophies Covington 3 semifinal appearance, 2 finals, - 2 runner-up trophies Henry Co. 3 semifinal appearances, 1 final - 1 runner-up trophy Huntingdon ended one the longest winning streak in the nation by beating Trenton last year. With the success Trenton has had lately and all the things South Gibson is becoming Milan’s glory days are probably behind them. Edited July 7, 2022 by horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 minute ago, horse said: Huntingdon ended one the longest winning streak in the nation by beating Trenton last year. With the success Trenton has had lately and all the things South Gibson has become. Milan’s glory days are probably behind them. I have the utmost respect for Huntingdon, and I do believe the Mustangs should be included in the top five. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, horse said: Huntingdon ended one the longest winning streak in the nation by beating Trenton last year. With the success Trenton has had lately and all the things South Gibson has become. Milan’s glory days are probably behind them. The Mustangs do have some impressive stats over the last 8 decades: 2020-2029 – 28 wins, 6 losses 2010-2019 – 97 wins, 29 losses 2000-2009 – 90 wins, 36 losses (2003 state champs) 1990-1999 – 80 wins, 41 losses 1980-1989 – 58 wins, 45 losses 1970-1979 – 68 wins, 36 losses 1960-1969 – 85 wins, 14 losses, 4 ties 1950-1959 – 61 wins, 39 losses, 4 ties 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted July 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 11 hours ago, stacmot said: I’m not going to attempt to list a top five. We all tend to favor our own schools anyway, and I will say that data can be manipulated to prove almost anything you want to prove. Nevertheless, I’ll throw out some more data since I enjoy reading the comments. Another criterion was recent success. I’m not sure how far back we should go, but I went back 5 years. Most recent success by wins (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021) : Peabody 64-6 3 championship trophies Haywood 56-15 2 runner-up trophies Huntingdon 55-9 Covington 55-11 2 runner-up trophies Lake Co. 52-14 1 championship trophy Henry Co. 51-17 1 runner-up trophy Riverside 48-17 Hardin Co. 45-14 South Gibson 42-18 Dyersburg 41-19 USJ 41-21 2 runner-up trophies Union City 40-22 1 championship trophy McKenzie 36-23 1 runner-up trophy Milan 35-25 1 runner-up trophy Westview 33-25 1 championship trophy Lexington 32-27 Most recent success by winning percentages over the past 5 years: Peabody 91.43 Huntingdon 85.94 Covington 83.33 Haywood 78 Lake Co. 78.7 Henry Co. 76.39 Hardin Co. 76.27 Riverside 73.85 South Gibson 70.00 Dyersburg 68.33 USJ 66.13 Union City 64.52 McKenzie 61.02 Milan 58.33 Westview 56.90 Lexington 54.24 As far as playoff appearances (semifinals and finals) and consistency are concerned, it's hard to argue against the success of these 4 programs over the past 5 years. All 4 have reached the semifinals at least 3 times between 2017 and 2021. Peabody 4 semifinal appearances, 3 finals - 3 championship trophies Haywood 5 semifinal appearances, 2 finals - 2 runner-up trophies Covington 3 semifinal appearance, 2 finals, - 2 runner-up trophies Henry Co. 3 semifinal appearances, 1 final - 1 runner-up trophy 9 hours ago, stacmot said: The Mustangs do have some impressive stats over the last 8 decades: 2020-2029 – 28 wins, 6 losses 2010-2019 – 97 wins, 29 losses 2000-2009 – 90 wins, 36 losses (2003 state champs) 1990-1999 – 80 wins, 41 losses 1980-1989 – 58 wins, 45 losses 1970-1979 – 68 wins, 36 losses 1960-1969 – 85 wins, 14 losses, 4 ties 1950-1959 – 61 wins, 39 losses, 4 ties Thanks for putting this together Stac. This is great info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croppygenius Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 12 hours ago, stacmot said: The Mustangs do have some impressive stats over the last 8 decades: 2020-2029 – 28 wins, 6 losses 2010-2019 – 97 wins, 29 losses 2000-2009 – 90 wins, 36 losses (2003 state champs) 1990-1999 – 80 wins, 41 losses 1980-1989 – 58 wins, 45 losses 1970-1979 – 68 wins, 36 losses 1960-1969 – 85 wins, 14 losses, 4 ties 1950-1959 – 61 wins, 39 losses, 4 ties Sixties probably the Mustangs greatest decade. 2 undefeated teams plus 5 one lost teams. 1966 team in my opinion was the most dominant team I've ever seen. Put up 436 points and gave up 33 in 11 games. Starting defense gave up 6 pts on the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonesfool Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said: Thanks for putting this together Stac. This is great info!! BPM, thank you for your thread! One of the best on the T in a while. I’m just now getting my Football face on and have just read the thread. A question was answered, how good was and is Covington FB. But it raised couple of more. 1) they have only played football for 53 years? 2) how were they so successful early on? late fall 1971 I sat in the stands of Viking stadium, the Stone Castle, as Tn High beat Covington 52-0 in the AAA State finals. it left a sour taste in my mouth as we The Johnson City, Science Hill, Hill Toppers gave TN High their tightest game of the year losing 14-7. We were on there 3 yard line with 30 seconds left when our QB threw the ball out of bounds to stop the clock thinking it was third down when it was actually 4th. Please educate me about Covington. Edited July 7, 2022 by noonesfool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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