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. State Champions. "And our defense was good enough to hold Carter.". A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. (Schedule and Results), Playoffs:Lost Wild Card 38-41 vs. Buffalo Bills, Other Notable Asst. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 53927 Both teams had stiff playoff challenges. Chronicle/Ben DeSoto HOUCHRON CAPTION (05/29/2005) SECNEWS COLORFRONT: PRIDE: Ronald Mumphery, now principal at Cullen Middle, displays rings from his time at Yates, including his 1985 Class 5A title ring, second from left, and a Team of the Decade ring, second from right. 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. Amid the uncertainty of whether they would be allowed to play in the playoffs because of an eligibility dispute involving running back-defensive back Gary Edwards, Carter needed a last-second touchdown catch by Armstead in a 22-18 win over Marshall, which advanced to the 1989 semifinals and won a 1990 division title, and won 14-9 against the Odessa Permian team whose season was chronicled in H.G. Houston Oilers roster for the 1992 NFL season. . 12/21/1985 - Yates football fans cheer for the Lions at the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian in Texas Stadium. Former assistant coach Ronald Mumphery (CQ) of the 1985 Yates State Championship football team, displays 1985 championship ring, second from left, 1992 championship ring, third from left, and the a diamond encrusted Team of the decade ring for the 1980s. 22-23 V. Football. State Finals. 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. Hall, who threw for 208 yards, led the Cowboys to a 24-0 halftime lead en route to a 31-14 win in which Judson managed just 151 yards and six first downs. Mumphery, currently principal at Cullen Middle School hosted a charity basketball game between teams of 1985 and 1986 alumni, Saturday May 21, 2005 at Cullen Middle School. (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. 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. Yates had 36 seniors, more than half of whom played four years of college football and two-thirds of whom went on to earn college degrees. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Lions defeated [2] The program also had a run of 27 consecutive district titles from 1970-1996. Price was as smart and smooth under center in the Lions' pro set offense as any high school quarterback the state has seen. Playoffs History. Mithoff Field House. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. 1 Biggest championship-game margin of victory since 1958 and largest title-game shutout since 1934. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Do you have a sports website? 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. "He had great players, but there have been many teams that had great players. Jessie Armstead #46 and Derrick Cherry #61 celebrates in the background. Rushing leaders: Harvey Harper 108-530, 4 TDs; Gary Edwards 82-335, 13 TDs. 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Carter would have been a fitting showcase for two of the greatest teams in what was, for my money, the best era of the modern high school game, the years from 1982 through 1989 that featured two playoff teams per district but a single, undisputed champion. HISTORIC TEAM: 1985 Yates team was one for the ages. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. 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. Receiving leader: Marcus Grant 62-1,032, 9 TDs. Bailey, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2010, was virtually unstoppable in the veer and could take it to the house in a flash. A junior and future 10-year NFL starter came off the bench. 1992-93, 1985-86, 1981-82. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Thanks again Coach McQueen and State Champs. Middle Linebacker in hot pursut of Jones 66 nightmares. The Oilers were a dismal 5-11. 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. Yates' legendary 1985 team was the first predominantly Black inner-city school to win the UIL 5A state championship and did it in one of the most dominating fashions in state history with five future NFL players on the roster. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. The final score, 37-0. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "We could do more things on offense," McGowan said. 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. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. 2022-23. "We even gave up girls," linebacker Melvin Foster added. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. 1985-86. "We were loaded," said Maurice Hobson, a junior on that squad. Local college football was even worse, with the University of Houston and Rice going 4-8 and 3-7, respectively, and Texas Southern hardly doing Third Ward proud. Carter in 1988 outscored opponents 375-119, averaged just under 300 yards per game and held opponents to 180 yards a game, forcing 55 turnovers with a defense led by Armstead, who played on two national championship teams in Miami and in Super Bowl XXXV with the Giants, and defensive backs LeShai Maston, Clifton Abraham and Derric Evans. Yates, as a member of the UIL, had advanced to just one championship game, losing to Richardson Lake Highlands in 1981. Texas Football Magazine had Conroe at No. The program got its start in 1927 when William Sylvester Babe Holland, was hired by Principal James D. Ryan to coach football as well as basketball and track. Members of that championship team who went on to NFL careers include Quinton Smith, Charles Price, Zeno Alexander and James Good. This is a carousel. 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. The unsung heroes of the unit, an offensive line buoyed by three-year letterman Nash, dominated up front. LEADER OF THE LIONS: Yates' coach Luther Booker was a molder of men. 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. Hungry to prove they could win what some believed they couldn't. Field1940-2003, Jeffry Fields, 1980-82 That was the worst blowout in a large school classification state final in 27 years and the biggest shutout in a state championship game since Amarillo topped Corpus Christi 48-0 in 1934, when football barely resembled the modern game played today. Find out more. 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. "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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Only four college football games in the 2015 season had a higher television rating in Houston. This is a carousel. Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center. 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). Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. Go get it.". Jerome grew up in downtown Acres Homes, Texas. Record: 4-7 (77th of 107) (Schedule & Results). 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. All rights reserved. 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. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. ALSO SEE: "What Carter Lost" a tale of sadness and redemption. Quintin Smith, left, a member of the 1985 Yates State Championship football team(graduates of 1986) greets retired coach Maurice McGowan before the start of alumni charity basketball game Saturday May 21, 2005 at Cullen Middle School. Only eight of 21 schools have a 10-win season this century, and five have never won 10 in a season. 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. 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. Jack Yates High School. The linebacker trio of Payne, Chris Gardner and Foster in the middle was the best in the state. 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 Countdown toChristmas(Dec 25, 2010 @ 12:00am). }); Absent an upset of the first order, 1988 Carter and 1985 Yates will continue to be the standard as they retreat further into history. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Carter's deepest advance before 1988 was to the 1982 semifinals. Nasser Al-Rashid Strength Complex. Join our linker program. It's here! The Lions have 513 players on their Football all-time roster. 2022-23 . 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. Despite the odds and the competition, it all came together in '85, as Third Ward's team became Houston's team. 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. Bissinger's classic book "Friday Night Lights" and in a considerably less accurate film directed by Bissinger's cousin, Peter Berg. Yates was the first Houston Independent School District team to win a title in the state's largest classification since 1953, and Carter before its disqualification was the first Dallas ISD champion since 1950. But, then again, I could be wrong. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. 37 Freshmen; 25 Seniors; 23 Juniors; 22 Sophomores; 1 Other; Notes (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998). 12/26/1985 - Houston City Council honors Class 5A state high school football champions Yates Lions football team at City Hall in Council Chambers. 12/21/1985 - Permian quarterback Jason Harrington (25) is pressured to pass quickly by Yates James Goode (70) in the Class 5A state high school football championship at Texas Stadium in Irving. Yates will hire former Hightower coach Padriac McGinnis as its new football head coach. Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Oops! 1 spot far from a certainty, Astros' Hunter Brown struggles with command during spring debut, Rockets' Alperen Sengun not singled out with benching, says coach, Columbus making history with first state tournament appearance. 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