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LONGVIEW LOBOS (10-0) VS TEMPLE WILDCATS (8-2)
DATE: Friday, November 15th, 2019
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Lobo Stadium in Longview, Texas
LONGVIEW BROADCAST: 106.5 FM JACK FM
TEMPLE BROADCAST: KROCK 101.7 FM
LOBOS LEAD SERIES 3-2-0 The Lobos have a 1-0 lead when the game is a non-district contest.
The two schools have never played a district contest.
The two schools are 2-2 when the game is a playoff contest.
The two schools are 1-1 when the game is played at a neutral location.
The Lobos have a 1-0 lead when the game is played at Longview.
The two schools are 1-1 when the game is played at Temple.
Longview won the last meeting with the Wildcats.
The two schools have never played at Lobo Stadium (new).
The two schools have never played on November 15th.
LAST FIVE GAMES IN SERIES
11.12.2011 - Longview 24, Temple 3 - Tiger Stadium
11.20.1993 - Temple 28, Longview 7 - Pennington Field
10.01.1954 - Longview 27, Temple 21 - Woodson Field
12.13.1940 - Temple 24, Longview 13 - Woodson Field
12.11.1937 - Longview 19, Temple 12 - Lobo Stadium
FULL GAME LOG
GAME PREVIEW & SERIES REVIEW
Perfection. For the second consecutive season, the Longview Lobos finished their regular season with a perfect 10-0 record. This year's squad ended the season with a dominating 49-14 victory over the Mesquite Skeeters. Longview, winners of 26-consecutive games dating back to last season's perfect 16-0 squad, tied the second longest district winning streak in school history with their 18th straight district win. It was Longview's 3rd victory at E.H. Hanby Stadium in the last five weeks. But now, it's time for some playoff football. And the Temple Wildcats come calling as the Wildcats visit Longview for the time since 82 years. Temple's last visit to Longview came in 1937, in the Class 1A State Quarterfinals. where the Lobos fell behind 12-6 at halftime before a 40-yard pass reception int he third quarter put the Lobos on top 13-12. Frank Lebus finished the game off with a 3-yard run in the 4th quarter as Longview knocked off Temple, 19-12. Friday's contest between Longview and Temple will be the sixth overall meeting between the two programs, and fifth playoff meeting. Longview traveled to Woodson Field in Temple in 1940 and 1954. The 1940 meeting was also a 2A State Quarterfinal meeting, one that saw the mighty Wildcats jump out to an 18-0 lead before Longview crawled back to 18-13 in the 4th quarter. Running Back Ed Dusek controlled the day though, and a 4th quarter score ended Longview's hopes of a comeback. Longview won the lone non-district meeting in 1954, 27-21. The two teams would not play against until 1993, when Temple was the defending 5A Division II State Champions. The Lobos jumped out to a 7-0 lead after one quarter at Pennington Field in the 5A D2 Area Round meeting. But Temple turned it on in the second half to walk away with a 28-7 victory. It would be another 18 years before the two schools would meet at Tiger Stadium in Corsicana in the 5A D2 Bi-District meeting, that saw a windy, windy day control the game. Longview led 7-3 after one half of play, but turned it on in the second with 17 points in the third quarter. The Lobos won, 24-3. Longview comes into the game with back to back 10-0 seasons, but the Lobos are also looking to turn a trend that has happened to them twice before. Longview finished 10-0 in both 1975 and 1976, how the 1976 bi-district contest against Sherman end 10-7 in favor of the Bearcats. Longview also finished 10-0 in 2004 and 2005, only to see the 2005 bi-district contest against South Garland go down in Lobo lore for all the wrong reasons as the Colonels knocked off nationally ranked Longview, 14-13. The Wildcats come into Lobo Stadium, their first visit to this stadium that was open in 1976, looking to buck a trend that has occurred since 2003. Temple is riding a 7-game losing streak in the post season on the top level of Texas High School football. The Wildcats last win in 5A/6A was a 23-17 bi-district victory against Round Rock McNeil back in 2003. However, Temple has won plenty of playoff games since then on the second level, after dropping to 5A in 2014. The Wildcats reached the 5A Division I State Final in both 2014 and 2016, where they fell to both Aledo and Highland Park. Temple no doubt will be looking to buck a notion that they also attempted to dodge Longview last season. The Wildcats were set to come to Longview last season with a victory over Copperas Cove in their finale, much like last season. But Temple did not win. Instead it was Copperas Cove walking off with a 22-18 victory to send the Bulldawgs to Lobo Stadium. It's been a full year since the rumors and speculation has started that the Wildcats threw the game to get a home first round football game against the 4th seed Mesquite Horn Jaguars last season, a game that saw the Jags walk out of Wildcat Stadium with a 45-38 victory. Either way, it's two of the top winningest teams in Texas High School Football history meeting on Friday. One team looking to shock the world, the other looking to just continue chugging on towards repeating.
CLASS 6A DIVISION II REGION II BI-DISTRICT GAMES:
11/15 - W9 Dallas Jesuit (6-4) vs R10 Garland Lakeview Centennial (7-4) - Postell Stadium (Dallas)
11/15 - W11 Longview (10-0) vs R12 Temple (8-2) - Lobo Stadium (Longview)
11/15 - W13 Austin Vandegrift (10-0) vs R14 Cypress Bridgeland (7-2) - Ed W. Monroe Memorial Stadium (Austin)
11/15 - W15 Klein Collins (9-1) vs R16 Spring DeKaney (6-4) - Klein Memorial Stadium (Klein)
11/15 - R9 McKinney (5-5) vs W10 Garland Naaman Forest (4-6) - Homer B. Johnson Stadium (Garland)
11/15 - R11 Tyler Lee (6-4) vs W12 Waco Midway (7-3) - Panther Stadium (Hewitt)
11/15 - R13 Cedar Park Vista Ridge (8-2) vs W14 Tomball Memorial (9-1) - Gupton Stadium (Cedar Park)
11/15 - R15 Klein Cain (6-4) vs W16 Spring Westfield (9-1) - Planet Ford Stadium (Spring)
WHAT’S AT STAKE:
The winner of today’s game will take on the winner of Dallas Jesuit vs Garland Lakeview Centennial in the Class 6A Division II Region II Area Round match up.
LONGVIEW LOBOS
Record: 10-0 (6-0)
District: 11-6A
Coach: John King (177-36 in 16 seasons) (Playoffs: 40-14)
First Year of Football: 1909
All-Time Record: 739-345-52 (Playoffs: 69-41-1)
Playoff Appearances: 45
Last Playoff Appearance: 2018, 6A Division II State Championship
State Championships (2): 1937 (1A), 2018 (6A D2)
State Championship Appearances (5): 1937 (1A), 1997 (5A D1), 2008 (4A D1), 2009 (4A D1), 2018 (6A D2)
SCHEDULE:
08.30 - at Lufkin - Win 24-21
09.06 - vs Marshall - Win 53-0
09.13 - at John Tyler - Win 42-0
09.20 - West Monroe (In Shreveport) - Win 17-7
09.27 - vs Rockwall - Win 49-3
10.11 - at Mesquite Horn - Win 44-20
10.18 - vs Rockwall Heath - Win 49-13
10.25 - at North Mesquite - Win 55-0
11.01 - vs Tyler Lee - Win 49-7
11.08 - at Mesquite - Win 49-14
11.15 - Bi-District: Temple
TEMPLE WILDCATS
Record: 8-2 (7-1)
District: 12-6A
Coach: Scott Stewart (38-13 in 4 seasons) (Playoffs: 8-3)
First Year of Football: 1907
All-Time Record: 769-353-52 (Playoffs: 62-41-6)
Playoff Appearances: 46
Last Playoff Appearance: 2018, 6A Division II BI-District Round
State Championships (2): 1979 (4A), 1992 (5A D2)
State Championship Appearances (9): 1940 (2A), 1941 (2A), 1951 (3A), 1952 (3A), 1976 (4A), 1979 (4A), 1992 (5A D2), 2014 (5A D1), 2016 (5A D1)
SCHEDULE:
08.30 - at Round Rock Cedar Ridge - Loss 35-29
09.06 - vs UANL Monterrey, MX - Win 51-29
09.13 - at Killeen Harker Heights - Win 37-3
09.20 - vs Killeen Shoemaker - Win 38-28
10.04 - at Belton - Win 66-34
10.11 - vs Killeen - Win 56-27
10.18 - at Killeen Ellison - Win 64-38
10.25 - vs Waco - Win 57-13
11.01 - at Waco Midway - Loss 52-28
11.08 - vs Copperas Cove - Win 55-17
11.15 - Bi-District: Longview
ON THIS DATE IN LOBO HISTORY: November 15th
In 1912, Longview walloped Marshall, 23-3, at Fair Park in Longview.
In 1924, the Loboes participated in their first playoff game and fell at the hands of Highland Park, 20-0, at Ownby Stadium in Dallas.
In 1929, Longview dominated Pittsburg from the start of the contest, 69-0, at Lobo Athletic Field.
In 1946, Longview’s Don Barton hauled in a 75 yard pass reception for a score as the Lobos tied Marshall, 13-13, at Lobo Stadium.
In 1957, Tommy Matthews rushed in from three yards out as time ran out to bring Longview into a tie with the Tyler Lions, 19-19. The Lobos missed the extra point and the game ended in that tied score. David Duncan and Harry Moore also tallied for the Lobos in the game played at Lobo Stadium.
In 1968, Alton Coley scored twice, including the game winning scores with 9:30 remaining in the contest, as Longview knocked off John Tyler at Rose Stadium, 20-13. Mark Hill scored the other touchdown for the Lobos in the victory.
In 1974, Longview jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead at Lobo Stadium, before Greg Cannon of Lufkin tallied twice in the third quarter and shut out the Lobos in the second half to knock off the Lobos from the list of unbeaten, 12-3. This forced a three way tie between Longview, Lufkin and John Tyler. The Lobos won the toss and advanced.
In 1986, Longview fell behind 12-0 to Waco in Texas Stadium in the first quarter behind a 95 yard kickoff return to start the game and a 32 yard interception return. Longview then turned it on with Eric Faggett Tallinn three scores, all pass receptions, to lift Longview to a 25-19 Bi-District victory over the Lions.
In 1997, Longview and Dallas Skyline battled to a 3-3 tie at Panther Stadium in Duncanville through three quarters of play before Fred Talley went off on the Raider defense. Longview rolled up 226 yards rushing in a 23-9 Bi-District win.
In 2007, Longview overcame five fumbles to knock off Dallas W.T. White, 34-3, in Bi-District play at Rose Stadium in Tyler. Zach Decker kicked two field goals, while Johnny Garrett tallied twice in the win.
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