Happy's regular season win streak

[Just.some.guy]

I watched happy play follett last Friday (52-0 happy at half) and the announcer said happy holds the record for most regular season wins in a row at 33! This hasn't exactly resulted in great playoff success but that is still very impressive especially considering the tough schedule they have endured this year. They start 5 juniors who have never lost a regular season game. This class knows how to win and expect to win every time they take the field. I predict they take it all the way this year despite a loaded Borden County team in their way. Good luck to all!

 

[Leman Saunders]

I would double check that record...must be a Happy school record or maybe current...defiantly not historical as I know Ft Hancock had more than that and Im sure RS has had more than that and Marathon as well...I I think Ira has/had a long one...I would bet it's not even a current reg season win streak record among six-man schools, but could be wrong.

Now on to my soap box...
I have learned is that people just say stuff and often make things up and think it's a fact without bothering to check with anyone else especially when it comes to records in six-man or anything historical...in the larger picture it is a sign of our times as news media today and all so called journalism does the exact same thing...no one bothers to check the facts and just says what they want...

 

[Leman Saunders]

It took me just 2 minutes to see that Ira won 75 straight regular season games from 10/3/2008 to 10/30/2015 (loss to Hermleigh last year)

so the only thing it could be is a current streak

 

[Leman Saunders]

33 is still good...( I used Lonestarfootballs records to check the Ira streak)

I believe Richland Springs has also won 33 straight reg season games, 34 if you count a forfeit from earlier this year when a school backed out on a game

So at BEST Happy is tied for the Current win streak/longest current win streak (not in anyway a record), but might be 2nd to RS if you count the forfeit

 

[Leman Saunders]

Well it's not even the longest current reg season win streak in 6man...I show Jonesboro having won 43 straight reg season games and still going...so I would strongly urge people to fact check things..

 

[sixmanfan2007]

I believe Fort Hancock did not lose a regular season game from 87-92. That would be close to 60 regular season games.
Richland Springs did not lose a regular season game from 2002-2008. That is 68 regular season games. They won the last 2 regular season games in 2001 and the first game in 2009. So that is 71 and I could be wrong.
From 2009-2012 Richland won 38 regular season games in a row.

 

[Denbry97]

I believe this "consecutive regular season " streak thing is something that was started by the Amarillo Globe News . It is exclusive to the panhandle area teams . I'm certain that it's true other teams south of the panhandle area have more consecutive wins during regular season .

 

[smokeyjoe53]

So I guess it would be ok for every region to have their own streaks & records............. how positively democratic............everybody gets a trophy or recognition. Little Johnny's self esteem can grow unencumbered by facts or reality........... that's certainly healthy until reality comes knocking.........

 

[Happy99]

The streak is the longest, CURRENT, regular season win streak of any TEXAS PANHANDLE school.

We know it's not a "record".

 

[WV Backer]

Happy99,
33 straight is nothing to sneeze at. Sure they have a long way to go to match Fort Hancock, Richland Springs, et al. but 33 straight ain't too shabby.

 

[51eleven]

Happy99,
33 straight is nothing to sneeze at. Sure they have a long way to go to match Fort Hancock, Richland Springs, et al. but 33 straight ain't too shabby.

So true. There's a ton of teams out there that would love to have a record like that, ever. Other than Richland Springs does anyone in all of sixman have a longer current record?
From 1994-97 Gordon won 36 regular season games in a row.
The best Strawn ever had was 19 from 67-69. They were actually undefeated in 68 & 69 for a total of 23 wins in a row. This was before state, region was as far as you could go. Actually they lost the 69 region game to Cherokee 44-47. But, they had used an ineligible player and forfeited all their games. Strawn has the trophy and an official 12-0 record for that year.