Every Richland Springs Loss Since 1994

[granger]

I've had a strange week and spent most of it away from this place. When the scores came in, I believe the biggest surprise had to be the fact that Richland Springs, the most dominant six-man team in recent history was 45'd by Milford.

The first question that came to mind was how long has it been since this had happened? I think OBK answered that pretty quick with the 1999 Panther Creek loss in week 8, 68-20. (update: actually 2009 70-22 loss to Strawn)

Late tonight I couldn't sleep and starting thinking how many total losses has Richland Springs had since I started doing this? Well, I started in 1993, but for some reason do not have that first year of data close by (or in the stupid database), so I went with since 1994.

40 losses. since 1994. (updated)

Let that sink in a little.

That's 39 losses over 24 seasons. Incredible. It is especially incredible if you consider that 26 came by the time 2000 rolled around. That leaves only 13 losses in the past 17 seasons.

Let's see who has done that damage:
Strawn 6
Panther Creek 4
Zephyr 4
Calvert 3
Cherokee 4 (updated)
Gordon 3
Milford 3
Mullin 3
Blanket 2
Borden County 1
Happy 1
Lohn 1
May 1
Moran 1
Sidney 1
Throckmorton 1
Whitharral 1

How many times in the 24 years have they been 45'd? 5 times!

How many of those were playoff losses? 13

I do not intend this to be a dig at Richland Springs. By no means is it that. This is a celebration and recognition of greatness. I am not sure I even fathomed how amazing their last 24 years have been. Along the way they have earned a Texas state record eight championships.

YEAR..	..WEEK..	..WINNER..	..SCORE..	..RICHLAND SPRINGS..	..SCORE..
1994	1	Mullin	48	Richland Springs	0
1994	5	Moran	26	Richland Springs	24
1994	6	Cherokee	30	Richland Springs	13
1994	12	Milford	52	Richland Springs	32
1995	1	Mullin	46	Richland Springs	0
1995	4	Zephyr	41	Richland Springs	13
1996	2	Gordon	34	Richland Springs	8
1996	3	Sidney	43	Richland Springs	20
1996	4	Zephyr	36	Richland Springs	8
1996	5	Milford	62	Richland Springs	24
1996	10	Cherokee	38	Richland Springs	36
1996	11	Zephyr	40	Richland Springs	20
1997	2	Gordon	54	Richland Springs	8
1997	4	Zephyr	30	Richland Springs	26
1997	6	Lohn	32	Richland Springs	31
1997	11	Mullin	38	Richland Springs	32
1998	2	Blanket	22	Richland Springs	21
1998	5	Strawn	44	Richland Springs	0
1998	7	Cherokee	28	Richland Springs	14
1998	8	Panther Creek	60	Richland Springs	14
1999	2	Blanket	34	Richland Springs	24
1999	5	Strawn	43	Richland Springs	42
1999	8	Panther Creek	68	Richland Springs	20
1999	14	Gordon	73	Richland Springs	38
2000	5	Strawn	48	Richland Springs	42
2000	7	Cherokee	48	Richland Springs	36
2000	8	Panther Creek	54	Richland Springs	24
2001	8	Panther Creek	62	Richland Springs	36
2001	15	Whitharral	27	Richland Springs	20
2002	13	Calvert	60	Richland Springs	57
2003	14	Strawn	56	Richland Springs	54
2005	14	Throckmorton	72	Richland Springs	58
2008	11	Strawn	83	Richland Springs	72
2009	1	Borden County	76	Richland Springs	62
2009	13	Strawn	70	Richland Springs	22
2013	0	May	76	Richland Springs	52
2013	12	Calvert	43	Richland Springs	28
2014	14	Calvert	64	Richland Springs	46
2017	1	Happy	96	Richland Springs	74
2017	13	Milford	62	Richland Springs	16

 

[Rcblank85]

Truly impressive history...

 

[obagain]

That makes the Milford win even more impressive.

 

[Leman Saunders]

That 1996 schedule was brutal!

 

[Thornton]

Y’all keep saying the last time they were 45’ed was 1999. Strawn beat them in 2009 70-22. I know I went to school in Gordon but I believe that’s 48points.

That being said. It is pretty impressive what they have done.

 

[freeagent]

Out of curiosity, how many wins has Richland Springs had since 1994?

Just thinking they played 10 games a year (and they've done more than that) it would be something like 200-39, which is 80%.

Says a lot about the commitment of the kids, coaches, school and community. I seriously doubt there is any thing in the water supply in the community that would lead to that (or if it had, some wise promoter would be selling expensive Richland Springs bottled water on the market today). That's a group of folks that when they take the field, they walk on knowing that they are the better team and expect to win every night. And the opponents take the field knowing this could be a long (or in six-man terms, short) night.

I've been married since 1994. I know that I've had more than 39 losses to my dear sweet wife since then. Heck, probably made that number just this week. In fact, she's got a better winning record than Richland Springs. But that may have to do with the level of competition she had. Jerry and the Coyotes had better competition.

 

[sixmanfan2007]

Richland Springs last loss by 45 point rule 70-22 in 2009 to Strawn.
8 state titles in a 13 year span from 2004-2016. 1 before Division split first 2 D1 championships and
5 in DII in a 7 year span from 2010-2016. 8 state titles ties a record for Texas football with Celina(1 championship was a co-championship with Big Sandy) , Katy and Southlake Carroll. All 8 titles with the same head coach.

.

 

[granger]

Y’all keep saying the last time they were 45’ed was 1999. Strawn beat them in 2009 70-22. I know I went to school in Gordon but I believe that’s 48points.

That being said. It is pretty impressive what they have done.

Good catch. Somehow overlooked that game... thanks. Was writing that thing after midnight last night...

 

[NTXSpartans]

Just curious - how many head coaches have they had during that span?

 

[CoachPhillips]

Bob Loy, Jack Shely, Stephen Mosely, Doyle Clawson, and Jerry Burkhart

 

[Thirtysix]

There’s a few losses missing in there. Not to mention the forfeit of a few games for playing ineligible players in ‘95...I think that’s when it was. I know Maddox got his 200th win against Richland in ‘96. The score was 38-36. Prior to 2000, I don’t think Richland made it to the playoffs more than a couple times. No doubt they’ve been dominant the last 17ish years.

 

[Rcblank85]

Coach Maddox the only other sixman coach I would have wanted to play for. Pure class that guy.

 

[granger]

There’s a few losses missing in there. Not to mention the forfeit of a few games for playing ineligible players in ‘95...I think that’s when it was. I know Maddox got his 200th win against Richland in ‘96. The score was 38-36. Prior to 2000, I don’t think Richland made it to the playoffs more than a couple times. No doubt they’ve been dominant the last 17ish years.

wow, you are right. I am looking at the 1996 season and I am missing the entire week 10. Hmmmm

Also, I am not counting any forfeits from the UIL, just what was actually played during the '95 season. I believe they only had to forfeit their district games there.

Thanks.

 

[CoachPhillips]

Only forfeits were last 2 weeks for a special teams player that barely played any...but yea.

 

[51eleven]

Y’all keep saying the last time they were 45’ed was 1999. Strawn beat them in 2009 70-22. I know I went to school in Gordon but I believe that’s 48points.

That being said. It is pretty impressive what they have done.

Good catch. Somehow overlooked that game... thanks. Was writing that thing after midnight last night...

This was the 09' state quarter final in Early. RS spreadback, Coach Burkhart's son, went out with a leg injury. I thought at the time Strawn would have probably won that night anyway but probably not by 45. Loosing their best player demoralized them, understandably. I've seen it happen before.

 

[oldfat&bald]

How many times has Strawn played Richland Springs in that time frame?

 

[Longhorn85]

There’s a few losses missing in there. Not to mention the forfeit of a few games for playing ineligible players in ‘95...I think that’s when it was. I know Maddox got his 200th win against Richland in ‘96. The score was 38-36. Prior to 2000, I don’t think Richland made it to the playoffs more than a couple times. No doubt they’ve been dominant the last 17ish years.

wow, you are right. I am looking at the 1996 season and I am missing the entire week 10. Hmmmm

Also, I am not counting any forfeits from the UIL, just what was actually played during the '95 season. I believe they only had to forfeit their district games there.

Thanks.

1996 Week 10... Cherokee 38 - RS 36

 

[Longhorn85]

How many times has Strawn played Richland Springs in that time frame?

Strawn played Richland Springs 4 times before 1998 ... and won 3 of the 4 previous meetings going back to 1944. From 98 to present, they have played 9 times and Strawn leads the series in that time frame 6-3.

http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T= ... C=4-9-0&S=

 

[Longhorn85]

Also... since 2003, Dewaine Lee at Strawn is actually 3-2 against Burkhart and Richland Springs, with each meeting coming in the playoffs.

 

[granger]

A Few things:
I updated week 10 from 1996 and a few stats in the notes in the first post.

here's the release from 1995, http://sixmanfootball.com/stuff/THR/UIL_RS_release.pdf

I show 268 wins in the time period