TAHLEQUAH TIGER FOOTBALL HISTORY

       

   
 
       
 
1921-1929
Year W L T Pct.
1924 6 4 0 .600
1925 6 3 0 .667
1926 7 2 0 .700
1927 8 2 0 .800
1928 3 7 0 .300
1929 5 4 1 .550
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  35 22 1 .612
1930-1939
Year W L T Pct.
1930 2 8 0 .200
1931 4 7 0 .364
1932 5 4 0 .556
1933 3 5 2 .400
1934 4 7 0 .364
1935 4 7 0 .364
1936 4 4 3 .500
1937 3 6 2 .364
1938 6 4 0 .600
1939 7 3 0 .700
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  42 55 7 .466
1940-1949
Year W L T Pct.
1940 6 5 0 .500
1941 6 4 1 .591
1942 6 2 1 .650
1943 2 8 1 .722
1944 2 4 3 .389
1945 4 5 1 .450
1946 7 3 1 .682
1947 5 4 0 .556
1948 7 2 0 .778
1949 7 3 0 .700
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  52 40 8 .560
1950-1959
Year W L T Pct.
1950 6 3 0 .667
1951 7 4 0 .636
1952 6 0 3 .750
1953 6 2 0 .750
1954 6 3 0 .667
1955 6 3 1 .650
1956 3 7 0 .300
1957 6 4 0 .600
1958 5 4 1 .550
1959 7 3 1 .636
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  58 33 6 .622
1960-1969
Year W L T Pct.
1960 2 9 0 .182
1961 2 7 1 .250
1962 1 8 1 .150
1963 2 8 0 .200
1964 2 8 0 .200
1965 5 4 1 .550
1966 1 9 0 .100
1967 0 10 0 .000
1968 3 7 0 .300
1969 3 7 0 .300
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  21 77 3 .223
1970-1979
Year W L T Pct.
1970 7 3 0 .700
1971 9 1 1 .950
1972 9 2 0 .818
1973 3 8 0 .272
1974 2 7 0 .222
1975 8 3 0 .727
1976 6 4 0 .600
1977 6 5 0 .545
1978 6 4 0 .600
1979 4 6 0 .400
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  60 43 1 .582
1980-1989
Year W L T Pct.
1980 4 5 0 .444
1981 5 5 0 .500
1982 4 6 0 .400
1983 8 4 0 .667
1984 8 4 0 .667
1985 4 6 0 .400
1986 2 8 0 .200
1987 6 5 0 .545
1988 10 3 0 .769
1989 11 3 0 .786
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  62 49 0 .559
1990-1999
Year W L T Pct.
1990 11 2 0 .846
1991 12 1 0 .923
1992 8 4 0 .667
1993 7 4 0 .636
1994 4 6 0 .400
1995 4 6 0 .400
1996 3 7 0 .300
1997 3 7 0 .300
1998 5 5 0 .500
1999 7 4 0 .636
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  64 46 0 .581
2000-2005
Year W L T Pct.
2000 7 4 0 .636
2001 5 6 0 .455
2002 4 6 0 .400
2003 3 7 0 .300
2004 1 9 0 .100
2005 1 9 0 .100
2006 1 9 0 .100
2007 2 8 0 .200
2008        
Decade Record
  W L T Pct.
  24 58 0 .293

Tahlequah Tiger Facts

  • Tahlequah Founded
    January 2, 1897
  • First Football Season
    1924
  • Stadiums
    NSC Field, Gable Field
    Gable Field at Doc Wadley Stadium
  • State Runners-Up
    1989
  • Playoff Appearances
    1946, 1951, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,1999, 2000, 2001
  • District  Championships
    1946, 1951, 1975, 1983, 1988, 1989,
    1990, 1991
  • All-Time Record:
    418-423-26
    857 games
    .497 winning %

Firsts, Records, and Odds and Ends

  • First Game
    9/12/1924 - lost to Stigler 119-0
  • First Touchdown
    9/26/1924 - Raymond Holland 23 run vs Westville
  • First Playoff Appearance
    1946 at Poteau

  • Tigers Named All-State
    1950 - Ed Stepp - G
    1951- Thurman House - C
    1951- Bill King - G
    1965- Bill Fisher - E
    1971- Doyle Green - E
    1972- Steve Elliott- E
    1975- Ed Culver - T
    1975- Mark Ross - QB
    1977- Jim Galbraith - LB
    1978- Mike Medlin - OL
    1979- Kent Mutzig - NG
    1981- Mark Galbraith - T
    1983- Chris DeLoache - QB
    1983- Rick Risenhoover - TE
    1984- Chris Risenhoover - CB
    1984- Wes Dukes - T
    1985- John Rahe - QB
    1987- Brian Addington - DL
    1987- Brian Swepston - DE
    1988- Matt Cook - QB
    1989- Greg Barnes - DB
    1989- Jeff Bolinger - OL
    1990- Matt Rader- T
    1990- Jeff Cottrill - DE
    1991- Kirk Norrid- LB
    1991- Damon Talburt - QB
    1992- J. J. Eckert - LB
    1992- Bruce McClure - OL
    1993- Ira Burnett - DE
    1994- Jeremy McClure - LB
    1994- Adam Beauchamp - DE
    1997- Mike Skinner - OL
    1998- Laromie Hammer - DB
    1999- Justin Southerland - QB
    1999- Mitch Robinson - WR
    1999- Luke Dobbins - WR
    2000- Clint Rountree - WR
    2000 - Brent Caldwell - OL
    2001- Jake Stopp - DL
     

  • Most Yards Rushing, Season
    1,238 by Craig Risenhoover in 1989
  • Most Yards Passing, Season
    2,826 by Justin Southerland in 1999
  • Most Yards Receiving, Season
    1,089 by Luke Dobbins in 1999
  • Most Yards Rushing, Career
    2,272 by Cody Keys 1998-00
  • Most Yards Passing, Career
    6,156 by Justin Southerland 1996-1999
  • Most Yards Receiving, Career
     2,227 by Luke Dobbins 1997-99
  • Most Lopsided Victory
    70-0 vs Fort Gibson in 1929
    56-8 vs Bixby in 1990
    (Modern Era)
Years Coach Record
1924 Robert Sanders 6-4-0
1925-1927 Meridith Black 21-7-0
1928-1930 ??? Didilake 10-19-1
1931 G. W. Hollabaugh 4-7-0
1932-1933 Roy Lenville 8-9-2
1934 ??? Mansfield 4-7-0
1935-1936 H.L. "Goob" Arnold 7-10-5
1937-1942 Homer Ward 31-18-0
1943-1944 Charles McNatt 8-6-4
1945-1946 J. E. Clark 12-8-2
1947 Tommy Chubbie 5-4-0
1948-1956 Floyd Stierwalt 61-31-4
1957-1961 Bennie Kiger 22-27-3
1962 Ray Havens 1-8-1
1963-1965 Bob Ausmus 9-20-1
1966 Max Boydston 1-8-1
1967 Gene Estes 0-10-0
1968-1974 Doyle Green 36-35-1
1975-1977 Kent Lashley 20-12
1978-1979 Bobby Ivins 10-10
1980-1992 Charles Cooper 93-56
1993-1996 Joe McCulley 18-23
1997-2000 Todd Dilbeck 22-20
2001-2003 Dan Leatherman 12-19
2004-2005 Chad Hendricks 2-18
2006- Present Tuffy Thornton 3-17
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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