53927 District: 4A-1 Region III District 11; . RB Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I/A&M-Kingsville. Record: 4-7 (77th of 107) (Schedule & Results). 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. View career profiles, stats, photos and video highlights. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. 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. quaterback Dennis Haskins. "We gave up everything," running back Johnny Bailey said after the state championship game. 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. 12/21/1985 - Odessa Permian defender targets Yates quarterback Charles Price (12) in the Class 5A state high school football championship at Texas Stadium. Many members of that championship team such as Quinton Smith, Charles Price, Zeno Alexander and James Good, all had professional NFL careers. But it would be a good game.". 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. "He had great players, but there have been many teams that had great players. All rights reserved. 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. Houston ISD Football. AT HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: Debate class - Yates or Carter? 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. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. But that year, the Lions shoved those notions aside with one of the most dominant football seasons ever. 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. Absent an upset of the first order, 1988 Carter and 1985 Yates will continue to be the standard as they retreat further into history. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. 12/21/1985 - Yates Charles Price (12) celebrates completing another point after in the second half of the Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium in Irving. Do you have a blog? Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in Pat Culpepper, an all-Southwest Conference defender for Darrell Royal at Texas and coach of the Lufkin team that lost to Carter in 1988, gives the edge to Carter on defense. 12/26/1985 - Houston City Council honors Class 5A state high school football champions Yates Lions football team at City Hall in Council Chambers. 1992 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees. 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. Jerome grew up in downtown Acres Homes, Texas. 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. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. Houston Stratford: State Bracket: 5A Girls Singles: Christina Cararis, El Paso Coronado: The Dallas ISD, reduced these days to two 6A schools, has had similarly hard times, with Dallas Lincoln (2004 Class 4A) the last school to advance to a title game. 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? Or write about sports? 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. 'Gotham Knights' kills Batman and replaces him with moody teens, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. 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 Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Gerald Bean, 1979-81 $('#counter_countdown').on('counterStop', function() { As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 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. "They were blitzing eight and playing man to man with better people than we had.". "I had the better defense. Despite the odds and the competition, it all came together in '85, as Third Ward's team became Houston's team. This is a carousel. Yates, as a member of the UIL, had advanced to just one championship game, losing to Richardson Lake Highlands in 1981. The 85' team was voted "Team of the Decade" by the Houston Chronicle and Dave Campbell's Texas Football. 1 in the state. Class Count. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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 . 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. 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. 1992-93, 1985-86, 1981-82. 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. Foster, Zeno Alexander, Darron Nash, Ronald Moore, Charles Price, Quintin Smith, James Goode, Larry Gill, Gregory Garrett, Kenneth Payne, Reginald Breggs and James Christian were all on the 1985 Chronicle All-HISD honor team. "He never got enough credit as a coach, I think," Odessa Permian head coach John Wilkins told the Chronicle in 2009. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? PVIL- Bi District Chanmpionship Team Game Results 1942-1965. }); Floyd ended up being part of the one of the school's most memorable teams the 1992 outfit that went 13-2-1 before falling to Temple in the Class 5A Division II state championship game. 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. Chronicle/Ben DeSoto. 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. Both are inarguably the best football teams produced by their school districts in the last half-century. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. We present them here for purely educational purposes. At least five of them signed with NFL teams. 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. 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. A junior and future 10-year NFL starter came off the bench. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 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. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Carter-Yates inspires arguments, discussions and flights of imagination because they were in many ways mirror images. Jessie Armstead #46 and Derrick Cherry #61 celebrates in the background. Yates was the first UIL class 5A team to win 16 games in a single season as well as the first UIL state champion from the Houston Independent School District to win the title since 1953. Hide/Show Additional Information For DeShannon Campbell Rushing leaders: Harvey Harper 108-530, 4 TDs; Gary Edwards 82-335, 13 TDs. LEADER OF THE LIONS: Yates' coach Luther Booker was a molder of men. In a time of declining enrollment, HISD teams are now scattered from 6A through 4A. 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. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. : 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. 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. Myers Stadium. Moody Center Construction Webcam. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for sixth. Chronicle/Ben DeSoto HOUCHRON CAPTION (05/29/2005) SECNEWS: REUNION: Quintin Smith, left, a member of Yates' 1985 state championship team, greets Maurice McGowan, an assistant coach on the 1985 team, before a charity basketball game May 21 at Cullen Middle School. After winning the inaugural Labor Day Classic, the Tigers lost their last 10 games. [3] The Lions have appeared in nine state championship games and have won five titles. Go get it.". 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. The official 1990 Football Roster for the University of Colorado Buffs. 1992 Southwest Conference football standings, "1992 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results", "2017 Houston Cougars Football Media Guide", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1992_Houston_Cougars_football_team&oldid=1050310143, 1992 Southwest Conference football season, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 October 2021, at 02:29. 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. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. In 18 years as the head coach at Yates, Booker compiled a 168-37-6 record and guided the Lions to 13 district titles, three state semifinal appearances and one memorable state championship in 1985. 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). Or write about sports? AFC Central Division The final score, 37-0. 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 Yates Football History. . Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? During the season, well before the Lions were feted at City Hall by Mayor Kathy Whitmire, a good debate was whether the Lions' offense or defense was better. 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. Did ESPN's 30 for 30 get it wrong? The championship game drew a television rating of 7.0, with a 17 share in the Houston area. 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. Check out the 1992 Houston Oilers Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Former assistant coaches, from left, Ronald Mumphery(CQ, line coach Maurice McGowan, offensive coordinator and Ronald Miller defensive coordinator, of the 1985 Yates State Championship football team, critique play action between alumni from graduating classes of 1985 and 1986 in a charity basketball game Saturday May 21, 2005 at Cullen Middle School. 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. . Roster; More 1992 Houston Pages. The 85 team was voted Team of the Decade by the Houston Chronicle and Dave Campbells Texas Football.[5]. SEBASTIAN HARRIS (2 of 4), 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. 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