Cuero: 26 shutouts in 44 games [Archive]

WOS87

02-12-2008, 11:56 AM

I just finished this today and all I have to say is WOW! I knew about the streak but I had no idea how amazing the defense was.

Over the past 35 seasons Cuero has won 338 games which places them #5 statewide among all classifications:

Most Wins 1973-2007

1 - Celina (355 wins)
2 - Southlake Carroll (352 wins)
3 - Refugio (350 wins)
4 - Converse Judson (344 wins)
5 - Cuero (338 wins)

During that span they won 12 Region Championships, made 9 appearances in the State Finals (they have a 10th appearance back in 1970) and won 3 State Titles.

From 1973-1975 they won 44 consecutive games which still ranks today as the longest winning streak in U.I.L. history in the 3A Classification. (It's also the longest winning streak in U.I.L. history in the 2nd largest classification).

During that streak they had an amazing 26 shutouts over the 44 game span: 9 in 1973, 9 in 1974 and 8 in 1975.

In 1973 district play they demolished Converse Judson by a score of 67-6. Since that game 35 years ago, no other team has scored as many points against Judson or beaten them by that big of a margin. Overall it ranks as the 2nd worst loss in the history of the program.

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/thsf/c/cuero.gif

Old Green

02-12-2008, 12:43 PM

Looking at those scores bring back memories. some good,some bad, some fun, some sad. Those were the great years for Cuero. Sent about 7 guys to the pros from off those teams.

injuredinmelee

02-12-2008, 01:05 PM

where is Cuero? Are they still 3A?

44INAROW

02-12-2008, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by Old Green
Looking at those scores bring back memories. some good,some bad, some fun, some sad. Those were the great years for Cuero. Sent about 7 guys to the pros from off those teams.

oh the memories.......... ;) 44 games in a row - hey, that would make a neat screen-name :eek: :p :p

looking at the scores in some of those losses gives me a stomachache........... dang last minute field goals :(
great work WOS

Sweetwater Red

02-12-2008, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by 44INAROW
oh the memories.......... ;) 44 games in a row - hey, that would make a neat screen-name :eek: :p :p

Oh now I get it. :doh: :D

Old Green

02-12-2008, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by 44INAROW
oh the memories.......... ;) 44 games in a row - hey, that would make a neat screen-name :eek: :p :p

looking at the scores in some of those losses gives me a stomachache........... dang last minute field goals :(
great work WOS It would ! Wouldn't it !:D

I'm thinking about the 75' final between Cuero and Ennis. They scored on the opening kickoff ran the ball all the way back. Then in the 4th qtr. QW Sr.brings in the play when we're on the 4 yd. line. It's QW's number. He gets excited and starts stuttering and can't get the play out his mouth. So the play clock expires and we get a delay of game penalty. Lose the game. :D

we still joke about that.;) :D

TarponFanInNorthTexas

02-12-2008, 02:30 PM

Originally posted by 44INAROW
oh the memories.......... ;) 44 games in a row - hey, that would make a neat screen-name :eek: :p :p

looking at the scores in some of those losses gives me a stomachache........... dang last minute field goals :(
great work WOS

How about a last minute 2-point conversion via a fullback dive right down the Gobbler defense's gullet. ;)

Maroon87

02-12-2008, 02:40 PM

I had almost forgotten that we played Cuero in '78 and '79.

Thanks for the bad memories...:doh:

Old Green

02-12-2008, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by Maroon87
I had almost forgotten that we played Cuero in '78 and '79.

Thanks for the bad memories...:doh: Spanked that......:p :D

Maroon87

02-12-2008, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by Old Green
Spanked that......:p :D

We evened it up a bit in the '90s....;)

Old Green

02-12-2008, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by Maroon87
We evened it up a bit in the '90s....;) YEP ! 3-3 now. The Calallen- cuero game needs to be revived. to Break the tie.:thumbsup:

Maroon87

02-12-2008, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Old Green
YEP ! 3-3 now. The Calallen- cuero game needs to be revived. to Break the tie.:thumbsup:

If our enrollment doesn't pick up soon we might see you in regionals one of these years.

kepdawg

02-12-2008, 07:24 PM

How many coaches has Cuero had since then?

JT44

02-12-2008, 07:46 PM

Gilbreth, Blessing?, Hughes, Finley, Littleton, Reeve

I probably left someone off, I know 5 of these 6 are definite

WOS87

02-12-2008, 07:50 PM

'69-'79 Gilbreth
'80-'85 Pullin
'86-'89 Blessing
'90-'91 Hughes
'92-'98 Finley
'99-'02 Littleton
'03- Reeve

HM33

02-12-2008, 08:57 PM

wow Reeve is 60-8 at Cuero in 5 years.

KingRob

02-13-2008, 04:56 AM

Thanks for the info WOS87! This is some great information. The Mighty Gobblers have been a force now for over 30 years!:clap: :clap: :clap:

KingRob

02-13-2008, 06:39 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the 1973 Qtr final game against Gregory-Portland played in front of 20,000 in Corpus? I believe Cuero was ranked #1, and G-P was ranked #2.

Boy, I bet that was a heck of game. I was only ten at the time and had way to get to the game. However, I remember making up signs to put on the buses!!

WOS87

02-13-2008, 09:46 AM

Something I just realized looking over this again....

Cuero is 5-2 in head-to-head games against the only 4 programs that have won more games over the same period of time.

Old Green

02-13-2008, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by KingRob
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the 1973 Qtr final game against Gregory-Portland played in front of 20,000 in Corpus? I believe Cuero was ranked #1, and G-P was ranked #2.

Boy, I bet that was a heck of game. I was only ten at the time and had way to get to the game. However, I remember making up signs to put on the buses!! If I remember right it was sold out and Buc Stadium was over flowing. I don't remember the rankings, but both teams were ranked.

44INAROW

02-13-2008, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by Old Green
If I remember right it was sold out and Buc Stadium was over flowing. I don't remember the rankings, but both teams were ranked.

I might be totally wrong here - (that age thing) but it seems we played GP at Victoria Memorial....... not sure if it was the 73 Quarter finals or not - is that when Marty Atkins was QB for his dad?......and it being BBBRRRRRR cold

Old Green

02-13-2008, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by 44INAROW
I might be totally wrong here - (that age thing) but it seems we played GP at Victoria Memorial....... not sure if it was the 73 Quarter finals or not - is that when Marty Atkins was QB for his dad?......and it being BBBRRRRRR cold we played Gp at Victoria Memorial in 1970. Cuero won 14-10

footballgal

02-13-2008, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Oh now I get it. :doh: :D

+1 :D

I knew it was some kind of streak, NOW I know which one it is. Nice!

44INAROW

02-13-2008, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by Old Green
we played Gp at Victoria Memorial in 1970. Cuero won 14-10
I knew we played there - just didn't know when.... - is that the year we went to the playoffs as a result of the 3 way tie and won the coin toss? We ended up playing Brownwood in the State Finals and losing but that was the beginning of many great seasons to come :)

WOS87

02-13-2008, 11:43 AM

Looks like GP was #1 and Cuero was #2. Must have been some game.

(FYI - the final AP poll is released at the end of the regular season BEFORE the playoffs begin)

Final 3A AP Poll 1973

1. Gregory-Portland
2. Cuero
3. Lamesa
4. Mount Pleasant
5. Aldine Carver
6. West Orange High
7. Brownwood
8t. Belton
8t. McKinney
10. Wilmer-Hutchins

Final 3A AP Poll 1974

1. Cuero
2. Beaumont South Park
3. Brownwood
4. Donna
5. Brazosport
6. Snyder
7. Mount Pleasant
8. Jacksonville
9. Gregory-Portland
10. Navasota

Final 3A AP Poll 1975

1. Cuero
2. Brownwood
3. Liberty
4. Pecos
5. Brazosport
6. West Columbia
7. Jasper
8. FW Boswell
9. Navasota
10t. Gregory-Portland
10t. Humble

KingRob

02-13-2008, 11:56 AM

Awesome! Once again thanks WOS87! Kinda cool looking at those Top 10 lists from years ago. Couple of schools on there that no longer exist.

WOS87

02-13-2008, 12:02 PM

You guys should like this....

1970 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp70.pdf)

1973 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp73.pdf)

1974 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp74.pdf)

1975 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp75.pdf)

1970 was at Victoria
1973 was at Corpus
1974 was at Victoria
1975 was at Corpus

44INAROW

02-13-2008, 12:17 PM

Wow - I got goosebumps reading those WOS - what a great trip down memory lane. Little bit of trivia - the writer for the Victoria Advocate for some of those articles (Ben Prause) is now our County Judge :cool:

KingRob

02-13-2008, 12:17 PM

Man, those were great! Do you have any more? Where do you get these things from!!

Thanks!!

Old Green

02-13-2008, 12:18 PM

Originally posted by WOS87
You guys should like this....

1970 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp70.pdf)

1973 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp73.pdf)

1974 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp74.pdf)

1975 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp75.pdf)

1970 was at Victoria
1973 was at Corpus
1974 was at Victoria
1975 was at Corpus Thanks WOS87. This brings back some great moments

Gontex

02-14-2008, 06:45 AM

Wasn't Charlie Braun in there somewhere. One of the few coaches who coach at both Cuero and Gonzales. Damn, I miss that little dude. Where are you Charlie Braun?

Old Green

02-14-2008, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by Gontex
Wasn't Charlie Braun in there somewhere. One of the few coaches who coach at both Cuero and Gonzales. Damn, I miss that little dude. Where are you Charlie Braun? Charlie Braun was Cuero's head basketball coach then .

He's retired and living in Liberty Hill now. LHPM knows him.:)

44INAROW

02-14-2008, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by Old Green
Charlie Braun was Cuero's head basketball coach then .

He's retired and living in Liberty Hill now. LHPM knows him.:)
he lived across the street from us and I used to babysit his little girl.........

Old Green

02-14-2008, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by 44INAROW
he lived across the street from us and I used to babysit his little girl......... I remember at some of the basketball games, Coach Braun would walk on the court carrying her. He was a proud Pop !:)

LHdog

02-14-2008, 01:26 PM

Charlie Braun was a great football coach and established a winning tradition durning his tenure at Liberty Hill. He laid the foundation on which Coach Vance has built a football power. The Panther faithful owe Coach Braun a debt of gratitude.

WOS87

06-10-2008, 01:07 AM

Just an FYI that the original post from the thread has been GREATLY extended. :D

For those interested, here are a few of the oldest clippings I have about Cuero in researching the history

1912

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1912.gif

1913

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1913b.gif

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1913.gif

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1913a.gif

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1913c.gif

KingRob

06-10-2008, 04:45 AM

Wow! Really something that Cuero was into it way back then.

I also didn't know that Cuero was 4A in 1980 and 81.

Interesting.

Bull Butter

06-10-2008, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by WOS87
You guys should like this....

1970 Quarterfinals (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuerogp70.pdf)

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Look at the bottom article---AGUA DULCE WINS REGIONAL!!!:clap: :clap: :clap:

WOS87

06-11-2008, 06:54 PM

I finally found a reference to Cuero's first game ever played... It looks like I need to switch the order of Yoakum and Beeville in the 1911 schedule... I knew the Beeville game was played in December so I automatically assumed the Yoakum game had to be played earlier. It looks like that may not be the case.

Check out the very bottom right corner of the image below....

1911

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1911.gif

I know it's difficult to read so here's the exact text of it:

Beeville to Play Cuero

CUERO, Tex. Dec. 10 - The Beeville
football team will come to Cuero next
Saturday to engage the High School boys
in a contest. This will be the first game
the local boys ever have participated
in and they are working hard to get in
winning shape. The High School cam-
pus will be the scene of the conflict.

...and here's the entire page in PDF for those who prefer that format:

Click here --->December 11, 1911 (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1911.pdf)

44INAROW

06-11-2008, 07:16 PM

WOS I don't know how or where you find this stuff but all I can say is YOU DA MAN ;)

Nursebetty

06-11-2008, 09:25 PM

WOS........WOW......you are commended! Every bit of this information is AWESOME! Thanks for all your hard work! :clap:

All I can say is: GO MEAN GREEN!!!!!!!!!!

WOS87

07-02-2008, 10:34 AM

1914

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1914.gif

Original Page from which the above came 11/10/1914 (PDF) (http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/pdf/cuero1914.pdf)

WOS87

07-02-2008, 10:48 AM

The above references the game Cuero played against what is now known as Texas State University

from the Handbook of Texas:

http://idisk.mac.com/cboehme69-Public/stats/3a/cuero1914a.gif

gobbler grad

07-02-2008, 08:25 PM

from 1974-79, we played S.A. Southside and out scored them 306-7...:eek: why did they want to play us...:thinking:

Old Green

07-02-2008, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by gobbler grad
from 1974-79, we played S.A. Southside and out scored them 306-7...:eek: why did they want to play us...:thinking: They didn't have much choice. They were in the same district as Cuero;)