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. 1 First Class 5A team to win 16 games in a season, 1 First team from a predominantly black high school to win a UIL Class 5A title, 1 First HISD team to win the state's largest classification since Lamar in 1953. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. Houston, TX. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, 'Call me a Nazi': Former Houston pastor calls for state book ban, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Former KHOU anchor turns layoff into lucrative real estate career, Houston is in for dust and gray skies as Texas haboob arrives, The only Houston rodeo food guide you'll need, Report: Houston ranked No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Lions have 513 players on their Football all-time roster. Houston Stratford: State Bracket: 5A Girls Singles: Christina Cararis, El Paso Coronado: Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Do you have a blog? Find out more. Golf Club and Academy. At least five of them signed with NFL teams. State Champions. 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. 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. After a couple deep runs in the state playoffs - an eight-turnover debacle in the 1981 final and a loss in the semifinals in '83 - the Lions were hungry for a title. "Our game plan is to just pound on the players until they give up," Foster said before the state title game. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 12/21/1985 - Permian Danny Servance (38) tries to catch up to Yates running back Johnny Bailey (20) in the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium. 1 Biggest championship-game margin of victory since 1958 and largest title-game shutout since 1934. Lions 1992 Head Coach Maruice McGowen Texas 5A Championship Game . That didn't stop the Lions. The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Only eight of 21 schools have a 10-win season this century, and five have never won 10 in a season. Join our linker program. Please check back as new information will be added soon. 12/07/1985 - Class 5A state high school football quarterfinal playoffs between Yates and Jones at the Astrodome. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [2] The program also had a run of 27 consecutive district titles from 1970-1996. This college football 1990s season article is a stub. 1992 Houston Oilers Roster. 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. WOOT WOOT. Track and "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 53927 Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. [5] NFL Players [ edit] Johnny Lee Bailey Dexter Manley Damion Square John Roper Aubrey Beavers Jerald Moore Field1940-2003, Jeffry Fields, 1980-82 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. The final score, 37-0. I've always thought that the presence of the late, great Johnny Bailey would have turned the tide in Yates' favor. The roster was so loaded that Santana Dotson, who became an All-Southwest Conference lineman at Baylor and started for a decade in the NFL, couldn't even crack the starting lineup. In the final tale of the tape, Yates outscored opponents 659-77, setting a 5A season scoring record, and averaged just under 400 yards a game and allowed 124 per game. 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. But that year, the Lions shoved those notions aside with one of the most dominant football seasons ever. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. The linebacker trio of Payne, Chris Gardner and Foster in the middle was the best in the state. The official 1990 Football Roster for the University of Colorado Buffs . The Lions could prevail through the air with Price, who threw for 25 touchdowns, or on. March 8, 2019. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). The 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team is receiving some notoriety this week as ESPN's 30 for 30 about the team debuts Thursday. In fact, contemplating a Carter-Yates game prompts the very real question of whether we ever again will see a team from the Dallas or Houston independent school districts win a big-school championship. 12 pick, Tips for bringing your dog or cat on a flight. Permian, the defending state champion, was No. Yates vs Temple: Photo: Houston Chronicle Sports 1992- Texas 5A Semi-Finals #12: Photo: Houston Chronicle Sports 2007-Yates vs Willoridge #1 Darveon Trahan Photo: Houston Chronicle Sports #5 2006 Booker T. Washington . Bailey, who went on to win three Division II player of the year awards at Texas A&M-Kingsville, ran for 1,098 despite seeing part-time action during the regular season, and quarterback Charles Price threw for 2,213 yards, a respectable total in a ground-oriented era. Only seven. But Bailey, who ended his Yates career as the all-time leading rusher in HISD history and was a college superstar at Texas A&I, missed four games and barely played in four others because of an injury. Many members of that championship team such as Quinton Smith, Charles Price, Zeno Alexander and James Good, all had professional NFL careers. 1 in the state. AT HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: Debate class - Yates or Carter? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Myers Stadium. Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Oops! College Football Scores. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Gerald Bean, 1979-81 Both teams had stiff playoff challenges. Do you have a sports website? 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. After winning the inaugural Labor Day Classic, the Tigers lost their last 10 games. 1985-86. Bailey, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2010, was virtually unstoppable in the veer and could take it to the house in a flash. Lions defeated Yates' only regular-season challenge during a period in which the Lions set a state record for consecutive district wins came in a 13-6 win over Jones, which lost nine turnovers. 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? The Astros finished fourth in their division. 12/21/1985 - Yates running back Johnny Bailey (20) evades Permian Danny Servance (38) in the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium. Hall of Fame. The hire, first reported by Vype Magazine and confirmed by the Chronicle . 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. 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. Absent an upset of the first order, 1988 Carter and 1985 Yates will continue to be the standard as they retreat further into history. Carter-Yates inspires arguments, discussions and flights of imagination because they were in many ways mirror images. Photo: 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 Share team highlights with fans & media. Mithoff Field House. 1 Set Class 5A records for most points in a full-season (659), regular season (452) and the playoffs. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Oilers were a dismal 5-11. The roster was so loaded that Santana Dotson, who became an All-Southwest Conference lineman at Baylor and started for a decade in the NFL, couldn't even crack the starting lineup. Lawrence King took the bulk of the carries when Bailey was out, giving the Lions a potent 1-2 punch in the playoffs. 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. A junior and future 10-year NFL starter came off the bench. 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. Jessie Armstead #46 and Derrick Cherry #61 celebrates in the background. 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. Carter was third on my list for the 1980s. This is a carousel. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. 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. 66 nightmares. 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The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. State Titles: 1 Title Game Appearances: 3 Playoff Appearances: 47 Stadium: Joe K. Butler Stadium Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Houston Yates Lions Class: 4A Division I DCTF High School Ranking: NR Location: Houston, Texas 2022 District 11-4A Division I Standings Team District Record Overall Record Next Opponent Houston Washington Eagles 7 - 0 10 - 1 Idle 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. Middle Linebacker in hot pursut of Jones Booker died in 1994, but James is still around at age 80, and he has no doubt about the outcome. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Carter's defense was similarly dominant against Converse Judson in 1988. Teams tried to double team tight end Alexander to no avail. No question the Lions were better coached than the '85 Oilers, who suffered through a 5-11 campaign that resulted in Hugh Campbell being fired and Jerry Glanville taking over in December. Both were centers of great talent that, until their signature seasons, always came up short. Solomon: DeMeco Ryans the right coach at the right time, 3 pressing questions facing new Astros GM Dana Brown, Jabari Smith Jr. growing up in NBA with an assist from his father, Poor parent behavior is driving high school sports refs away. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Price was as smart and smooth under center in the Lions' pro set offense as any high school quarterback the state has seen. Jack Yates High School. "He never got enough credit as a coach, I think," Odessa Permian head coach John Wilkins told the Chronicle in 2009. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. ALSO SEE: "What Carter Lost" a tale of sadness and redemption. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Thanks again Coach McQueen and State Champs. Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results) And that's what the Lions did. He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. While Yates did not play a game against a team from outside Houston save Beaumont West Brook in a non-district contest, Carter played Tyler John Tyler and Killeen, winning the latter game in a 25-24 squeaker, and had a 24-24 tie with Duncanville that gave the district title to the Panthers. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. "He had great players, but there have been many teams that had great players. 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