HDBobcats9 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 Of course bored at work and I started thinking about traditional power football programs in the state of Texas. Mart is one of the few programs in the state (if not the only one) who's had sustained success throughout the history of the program. Mart had undefeated championship teams in the 20's (1929), the 40's (1946), the 50's (1957), and the 60's (1969). The Panthers missed out in the 1930's with two undefeated teams who lost in the regional championship games (before small schools could go to state). (1936 and 1937). Several other playoff teams were mixed in through the decades along with these championship teams for Mart. The 1970's weren't the best decade for the Panthers, but they did manage a run to the state semi-finals in 1976 before being beat by eventual state champs, the Barbers Hill Eagles. Mart's success continued into the '80s as the Panthers had 5 seasons of 10 wins or more, including a trip to the state championship game in 1986, falling in the final to Shiner. The Panthers only had one season in the 1980's below .500. The 1990's is when the Mart program really went to another level. Mart once again enjoyed multiple 10 win seasons, including three trips to the regional finals ('90, '91, and '96). The Panthers would end the decade with a bang going 13-1 in 1998, losing by 2 points to Brookshire Royal in the state semifinals. The Panthers would redeem themselves the following season, by going 15-0 and capturing the state championship in 1999. This team was led by future NFL players Quan Cosby (and brother Quincy) as well as John Garrett. The Panthers didn't let Y2K affect their success, as the Cosby boys were back at it again in 2000, going 15-1 for the season, losing a heart breaking state championship game to the North Texas legendary powerhouse, the Celina Bobcats. The success hasn't stopped there, and I'll share a little more in depth look at the Panthers over the past 10 years. 2004 - Regional Semi-Finalists 2005 - Regional Semi-Finalists 2006 - State Champions 2007 - Bi-District qualifiers (10-1) 2008 - State Finalist 2009 - Regional Finalists 2010 - State Champions 2011 - State Semi-Finalists 2012 - State Finalist 2013 - State Semi-Finalists 2014 - ??? (Currently 10-0) Over this 10 year span, the Panthers have compiled a record of 114 wins and 26 losses. (not counting 2014). There's probably a couple schools out there that can claim to have only lost 26 games in 10 years (2.5 losses per year) but how many can say they've average 11.5 wins per season, and played exactly 14 games on average per season. (It could be even higher as they received 1st round bye's in 4 of the 10 years). Of Mart's 18 regular season losses over the past 10 seasons, they have lost 12 of those games by 6 points or less. Eight of the 18 losses have to been to central Texas powers Rogers and Goldthwaite. Mart has a playoff record of 32-8 over the past 10 seasons. When you average over 3 playoff wins per season for that length of time, that's saying something. The last tid-bit of information is Mart's district record. The Panthers have compiled a district record of 59 wins and 2 losses since 2004. They lost to Teague in 2004 (34-33) and last lost a district game to Lovelady in 2009 (35-21) (LL went 12-1 that season losing in regional semi's to state champ Cayuga). Mart is playing in Region II this season, so I'm interested to see how things will turn out. The last time the Panthers went undefeated in the regular season (2007), they were upset in the first round of the playoffs. Good luck to the Mart Panthers and the rest of the teams in this year's playoffs!! Mr. Buddy Garrity 1 Quote
bullets13 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 yeah, they're okay i guess... :) Quote
RaiderRed30 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 To answer your question only two others have averaged that over the timespan but that is impressive. Quote
CJ04 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 That's what you call a winning tradition! They set a goal every year and that goal is winning! A truly impressive program, a powerhouse! Quote
pinelandflash Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 That's what you call a winning tradition! They set a goal every year and that goal is winning! A truly impressive program, a powerhouse! Read on here a while back Mart's LB Nail was out for the rest of the season with a cracked heel he suffered in practice.Was that just a rumor? Have you heard anything else on this? Just curious.......:) Quote
Gabe Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 So spill the info info lol. I believe you but who ya got? On Mart, that is great tradition. I wish them all the best this year. To answer your question only two others have averaged that over the timespan but that is impressive. Quote
Gabe Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 There coaches name is Rusty Nail lol. Why didnt you include this?? Thats the best tidbit info ever HDBobcats9 1 Quote
HDBobcats9 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Posted November 11, 2014 I haven't heard anything further about Collin Nail, but I saw where his dad (Rusty Nail) confirmed the injury back right before Halloween to D. Smoak. I'm pretty sure he's out for the year. Kid finished his career at Mart with 616 tackles!! Quote
RaiderRed30 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 So spill the info info lol. I believe you but who ya got? On Mart, that is great tradition. I wish them all the best this year. Richland Springs and Aledo Quote
pinelandflash Posted November 11, 2014 Report Posted November 11, 2014 I haven't heard anything further about Collin Nail, but I saw where his dad (Rusty Nail) confirmed the injury back right before Halloween to D. Smoak. I'm pretty sure he's out for the year. Kid finished his career at Mart with 616 tackles!! Wow! Kid was a beast. Certainly was against WS the last two years....... Mr. Buddy Garrity and HDBobcats9 2 Quote
Uncle Pig Posted November 13, 2014 Report Posted November 13, 2014 How about Southlake Carroll? 79-1 from 2002-2006; their only loss was a 16-15 loss to Katy in 2003 state title game(think about that..they were 2 points away from being 80-0 over a five year period...that will never be matched.) Celina is up there too. Four state titles in a row from 1998-2001. Not too shabby. Mr. Buddy Garrity 1 Quote
ponderossa Posted November 13, 2014 Report Posted November 13, 2014 Wow! Kid was a beast. Certainly was against WS the last two years....... Yea he was. Was at game last year when they destroyed y'all!!!! Quote
RaiderRed30 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Posted November 13, 2014 How about Southlake Carroll? 79-1 from 2002-2006; their only loss was a 16-15 loss to Katy in 2003 state title game(think about that..they were 2 points away from being 80-0 over a five year period...that will never be matched.) Celina is up there too. Four state titles in a row from 1998-2001. Not too shabby. The question was since 2004. Quote
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