He went to the state semifinals in 1982 and 1990 and won the state title in 1988. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. Both are inarguably the best football teams produced by their school districts in the last half-century. 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. 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. RB Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I/A&M-Kingsville. State Champions. Photo:
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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. (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. 1992 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees. In Houston in 1985, the local sports scene was in shambles. Yates set standard with state football title in '85, 12/21/1985 - High school championship game: Yates v Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium. SEBASTIAN HARRIS
Both championship games were walkovers. College Football Scores. Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center. The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. Jack Yates Football is the football program of Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas. This is a carousel. 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. Yates (Houston, TX) Alumni Pro Stats. Houston, TX. 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. 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. This is a carousel. 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. 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. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Countdown toChristmas(Dec 25, 2010 @ 12:00am). Sebastian Harris-Houston
State Finals. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. 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. Yates was also the first historically black school to win a UIL Class 5A title. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Class Count. 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. quaterback Dennis Haskins. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 1. The Lions could prevail through the air with Price, who threw for 25 touchdowns, or on. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Permian, the defending state champion, was No. "And our defense was good enough to hold Carter.". 1 in the state. (4 of 4), 12/21/1985 - Class 5A state high school football championship between Yates and Odessa Permian. The hire, first reported by Vype Magazine and confirmed by the Chronicle . Only seven of 26 schools have won 10 games in a season this century, and nine have never recorded a 10-win year. 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. Houston, Texas ( Other Texas schools) 23 total players, 0 active players. Houston ISD Football. . 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. Coordinator Ronald Miller's defense, nicknamed the Crush Groove - the iconic rap movie Krush Groove hit theaters on Oct. 25, the day before Yates rolled Davis 72-0 - absolutely mauled teams. That week, a Chronicle editorial said the Yates' unbeaten season to that point would be empty unless it won the state championship. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Hall of Fame. 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. Both teams had stiff playoff challenges. 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. 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. This college football 1990s season article is a stub. 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. Adam Coleman. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for sixth. Join our linker program. The Oilers were a dismal 5-11. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. It finished off the magnificent year in style with a 37-0 romp over renowned West Texas power Odessa Permian, putting an end to the Panthers' 33-game unbeaten streak. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. I've always thought that the presence of the late, great Johnny Bailey would have turned the tide in Yates' favor. George Floyd, #88, played for Jack Yates High School in the 1992 Texas high school football 5A Division II championship against the Temple Wildcats. Freshman Houston, Texas Yates. Field1940-2003, Jeffry Fields, 1980-82
Carter's defense was similarly dominant against Converse Judson in 1988. The Astros finished fourth in their division. Houston Oilers roster for the 1992 NFL season. 12 pick, Tips for bringing your dog or cat on a flight. Rushing leader: Johnny Bailey, 152-1098, 10 TDs, Passing leader: Charles Price, 2,213 yards. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. With school overcrowding, Yates had to give up much of its practice area for temporary classroom buildings that year. It set scoring records that endured for a decade into the watered-down world of post-1990 Texas football. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). 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. Moody Center Construction Webcam. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Previous Seasons All-Time Roster. And that's what the Lions did. Playing defending co-champion Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium, Yates eked out a 9-0 halftime lead but scored 28 unanswered points in the second half for a 37-0 win, which at the time was the most lopsided title game outcome in 5A history. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Lawrence King took the bulk of the carries when Bailey was out, giving the Lions a potent 1-2 punch in the playoffs. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Otherwise, Yates posted five regular-season shutouts and allowed just two teams to score in double figures. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Golf Club and Academy. Houston Astrodome Yates 42 Kashmere 41. Hide/Show Additional Information For DeShannon Campbell Occasionally you see teams with great athletes that aren't very disciplined and have great potential, but never reach it. 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. UIL 100 YEARS, 100 TEAMS WEEK 10. Texas Football Magazine had Conroe at No. Whether leaping over offensive linemen to wreak havoc in the backfield or patrolling the middle, daring receivers to come into his territory, Foster terrorized foes, who probably still have No. All rights reserved. Conferences. 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. The team was led by third-year head coach John Jenkins and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Dallas Carter 34, Dallas South Oak Cliff 7, (Penetrations tied 4-4, Duncanville led in first downs, 12-10). That didn't stop the Lions. 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. Carter vs. Yates unquestionably would be quite a game, matching two of the greatest coaching personalities in the business, Freddie James at Carter and Lions mentor Luther Booker, and some of its finest players, including quarterback Robert Hall and linebacker Jessie Armstead at Carter and running back Johnny Bailey and linebacker Melvin Foster at Yates. "We were loaded," said Maurice Hobson, a junior on that squad. Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results) Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Oops! But that year, the Lions shoved those notions aside with one of the most dominant football seasons ever. [2] The program also had a run of 27 consecutive district titles from 1970-1996. Roster; More 1992 Houston Pages. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. Carlos Ward, 1980-1982
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:34AM. 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. Editor's note: Chronicle staff writer David Barron covered the 1985 and 1988 high school seasons as a reporter for United Press International and as high school editor of Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Houston, Texas (Other Texas schools)23 total players, 0 active players, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2:31PM. And they did it better than any team ever. 53927 Bailey, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2010, was virtually unstoppable in the veer and could take it to the house in a flash. The Lions recorded a then record 659 points (41.1 per game) allowed only 4.8 points per game and recorded eight shutouts. "We could do more things on offense," McGowan said. Carter likely would have been ranked first rather than second in 1988 but for the Cowboys' previous playoff shortcomings. 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. 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. undefeated Jones in a 46-0 blowout amidst
Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. "Our game plan is to just pound on the players until they give up," Foster said before the state title game. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Thanks again Coach McQueen and State Champs. Then I know you. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. I've always thought that the presence of the late, great Johnny Bailey would have turned the tide in Yates' favor. 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. 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. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. WOOT WOOT. Find out more. Or write about sports? "We even gave up girls," linebacker Melvin Foster added. Find out more. Booker died in 1994, but James is still around at age 80, and he has no doubt about the outcome. Full Bio. 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. Maurice McGowan, one of Booker's top assistants and his successor as Yates' head coach, begs to differ. : 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Dallas Carter, Dallas Carter 34, Dallas South Oak Cliff 7, (Penetrations tied 4-4, Duncanville led in first downs, 12-10), Bi-district: Dallas Carter 21, Plano East 7, Region semifinal: Dallas Carter 31, Lufkin 7, Region final: Dallas Carter 22, Marshall 18, State semifinal: Dallas Carter 14, Odessa Permian 9, State championship: Dallas Carter 31, Converse 14, DL Santana Dotson (1992-2001 - Buccaneers, Packers), RB Johnny Bailey (1990-95 - Bears, Cardinals, Rams), RB LeShai Maston (1993-98 - Oilers, Jaguars, Washington), LB Jessie Armstead (1993-2003 - Giants, Washington), DB Clifton Abraham (1995-97 - Buccaneers, Bears, Panthers), DB Derric Evans, Tennessee (pictured above signing his letter of intent in a hot tub), Went to Texas A&I and played six seasons in the NFL. State Semifinals (1990-Current) 1992-93. Yates alumni are rallying around their school, recently in the news for poor academic performance. The 2023 season will be the New England Patriots ' upcoming 54th season in the National Football League, their 64th overall, their 22nd playing home games at Gillette Stadium and their 24th under head coach Bill Belichick. 2022-23 . All rights reserved. Do you have a blog? 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). 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. But it would be a good 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. All rights reserved. Team Game Results 1982-1992. Chronicle/Ben DeSoto. Please check back as new information will be added soon. (1 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. 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. Bailey ran for 190 yards, and the Yates defense held Permian to nine rushing yards and on 20 of 35 running plays held Permian ballcarriers to no gain or lost yardage. 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. 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. Houston Oilers players listed alphabetically or numerically. "I had the better defense. McCombs Field. But, then again, I could be wrong. Price was as smart and smooth under center in the Lions' pro set offense as any high school quarterback the state has seen. Houston School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Houston Stratford: State Bracket: 5A Girls Singles: Christina Cararis, El Paso Coronado: 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. 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. 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. Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? HISTORIC TEAM: 1985 Yates team was one for the ages. 48. John Simmons, 1979-81
$('#counter_attendance').counter({}); jack yates lions football Men's Essential T-Shirt, Welcome to the new home of the jack yates lions. Houston Yates: 38-20: Playoff Bracket: Golf - Girls. 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. When he came to Texas in 1996, the upper Midwesttransplant wouldn't have imagined heading a program that would give him four state championships. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Only four college football games in the 2015 season had a higher television rating in Houston. Carter arguably had the harder path to the title. Mithoff Field House. Absent an upset of the first order, 1988 Carter and 1985 Yates will continue to be the standard as they retreat further into history. 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. Make a Correction. [3] The Lions have appeared in nine state championship games and have won five titles. 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. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. View career profiles, stats, photos and video highlights. $('#counter_countdown').hide('slow'); Black Panther probably played a more significant a role in the man he would become than the time he spent in college. 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. March 8, 2019. In 1985, the Yates Lions were deep, disciplined and determined - adjectives often reserved for one-town schools or suburban teams with far more resources. 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. 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. ALSO SEE: "What Carter Lost" a tale of sadness and redemption. I was #11 in 79 & 80 at Bonham. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Houston HS football primer: This year's teams to watch, Katy star Collin Wilder ready for his chance at Houston. . A junior and future 10-year NFL starter came off the bench. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Add missing athletes to the roster. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. 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