~Big Red Fast Facts~

2008's 8th game vs. the Poland Seminary Bulldogs will be the 1028th official game in Big Red history. BIG RED CURRENTLY HAS 697 ALL-TIME WINS, 296 losses, and 34 ties.

 

SHUTOUT COUNT:

ALLTIME- 320

2008- 2

 

 

BIG RED MILESTONES:

100TH VICTORY: 1925, BIG RED-15, Youngstown South Warriors-6 @ North End Field in Steubenville.

200TH VICTORY: 1941, BIG RED-33, Dayton Stivers Tigers-13 @ Death Valley.

300TH VICTORY: 1960, BIG RED-30, Canton McKinley Bulldogs-26 @ Death Valley.

400TH VICTORY: 1976, BIG RED-21, Alliance Aviators-8 @ Death Valley.

500TH VICTORY: 1988, BIG RED-17, Uniontown Lake Blue Streaks-14 @ Canton Fawcett Stadium.

600TH VICTORY: 1999, BIG RED-21, Millersburg West Holmes Knights-10 @ Canton Central Catholic.

700TH VICTORY: ???

 

Big Red: A decade-by-decade history breakdown.

1900-1909: 23-11-1

1910-1919: 39-29-4

1920-1929: 70-9-8

1930-1939: 63-21-2

1940-1949: 46-48-4

1950-1959: 56-41-2

1960-1969: 65-33-2

1970-1979: 49-49-2

1980-1989: 101-19-1

1990-1999: 88-24-0

2000-2009: 97-12*-0 (*Forfeit included)

 

Big Red: Week-by-week history breakdown.

Week 1: 82-21-5 80%

Week 2: 82-21-4 80%

Week 3: 75-27-5 73%

Week 4: 65-35-5 64%

Week 5: 73-26-5 73%

Week 6: 63-36-3 63%

Week 7: 60-38-2 60%

Week 8: 64-25-2 71%

Week 9: 50-32-2 60%

Week 10: 45-18-1 70%

Week 11: 15-5 75%

Week 12: 13-2 87%

Week 13: 6-7 46%

Week 14: 2-3 40%

Week 15: 2-0 100%

 

Big Red: A state-by-state history breakdown.

Big Red vs. Ohio-556-261-26

Big Red vs. Pennsylvania-53-16-3

Big Red vs. West Virginia-64-16-5

Big Red vs. New York-10-0

Big Red vs. Illinois-3-0

Big Red vs. Maryland-4-1

Big Red vs. Delaware-1-0

Big Red vs. Kentucky-0-1

Big Red vs. District of Columbia-5-1

Big Red vs. Canada-1-0

 

Big Red scoring by weeks:

Week 1: 2,435 points, average of 22.7

Week 2: 2,335 points, average of 21.1

Week 3: 2,382 points, average of 21.4

Week 4: 2,092 points, average of 18.4

Week 5: 2,066 points, average of 19.0

Week 6: 1,996 points, average of 18.8

Week 7: 2,000 points, average of 18.4

Week 8: 1,900 points, average of 19.4

Week 9: 1,594 points, average of 17.8

Week 10: 1,372 points, average of 21.1

Week 11: 428 points, average of 21.4

Week 12: 361 points, average of 24.0

Week 13: 253 points, average of 19.5

Week 14: 125 points, average of 25.0

Week 15: 62 points, average of 31

Total Big Red points: 21,354 average of 20.6

 

Opponents scoring by weeks:

Week 1: 836 points, average of 7.8

Week 2: 848 points, average of 7.8

Week 3: 1,008 points, average of 9.6

Week 4: 1,429 points, average of 13.7

Week 5: 1,185 points, average of 11.3

Week 6: 1,438 points, average of 14.2

Week 7: 1,406 points, average of 14.2

Week 8: 1,036 points, average of 11.5

Week 9: 972 points, average of 11.4

Week 10: 761 points, average of 11.8

Week 11: 290 points, average of 14.5

Week 12: 248 points, average of 16.5

Week 13: 234 points, average of 18.0

Week 14: 138 points, average of 27.6

Week 15: 40 points, average of 20

Total opposition points: 11,887, average of 11.5

 

Most Big Red points scored in a single game:

76 in 1942 vs. the Dayton Stivers Tigers (76-7)

72 in 1926 vs. the Mingo Indians (72-0)

72 in 1923 vs. the Dover Tornadoes (72-0)

68 in 1930 vs. the Massillon Tigers (68-0)

68 in 1959 vs. the Akron Ellet Orangeman (68-8)

68 in 1962 vs. the Pittsburgh Schenley Spartans (68-22)

67 in 1991 vs. the Cleveland East Bombers (67-32)

64 in 1947 vs. the Steubenville Catholic Central Crusaders (64-6)

63 in 1951 vs. the Canton McKinley Bulldogs (63-6)

63 in 1930 vs. the Ashtabula Panthers (63-0)

 

Most points scored in a season:

1926: 365 in 9 games, avg. of 40.5

1942: 384 in 10 games, avg. of 38.4

1994: 470 in 13 games, avg. of 36.2

2006: 533 in 15 games, avg. of 35.5

1962: 345 in 10 games, avg. of 34.5

1991: 438 in 13 games, avg. of 33.6

1999: 433 in 13 games, avg. of 33.3

1931: 298 in 9 games, avg. of 33.1

1951: 326 in 10 games, avg. of 32.6

1959: 324 in 10 games, avg. of 32.4

1935: 258 in 8 games, avg. of 32.3

2007: 414 in 13 games, avg. of 31.8

2005: 469 in 15 games, avg. of 31.2

2003: 445 in 14 games, avg. of 30.7

1930: 277 in 9 games, avg. of 30.7

 

Least points allowed in a season:

1930: 0 in 9 games, avg. of 0

1925: 6 in 10 games, avg. of .6

1922: 13 in 9 games, avg. of 1.4

1935: 13 in 8 games, avg. of 1.6

1911: 14 in 8 games, avg. of 1.7

1926: 18 in 9 games, avg. of 2

1923: 27 in 9 games, avg. of 3

1927: 32 in 9 games, avg. of 3.5

1924: 34 in 9 games, avg. of 3.7

1933: 34 in 9 games, avg. of 3.7

 

*STEUBENVILLE BIG RED IS COMPETING IN ITS 109TH OFFICIAL YEAR OF FOOTBALL, AND 108TH SEASON (NO TEAM IN 1906).

 

*DURING THAT SPAN THERE HAVE BEEN 24 HEAD COACHES WHO HAVE COMBINED TO WIN 70% OF THE SCHOOL'S GAMES.

 

*OF BIG RED'S 697 ALL-TIME VICTORIES, ALMOST HALF (320) HAVE COME BY SHUTOUT. BIG RED IS BUILT ON DEFENSE.

*HEAD COACH RENO SACCOCCIA, WHO IS IN HIS 25TH SEASON, HAS COACHED (310), WON (264), AND LOST (46), MORE GAMES THAN ANYONE IN BIG RED HISTORY.

*BIG RED HAS FACED 204 DIFFERENT OPPONENTS FROM 8 STATES, ONE TERRITORY, AND ONE FOREIGN COUNTRY.

*BIG RED HAD A 42 GAME WINNING STREAK, AND HAS HAD WINNING STREAKS OF 22 CONSECUTIVE GAMES TWICE. A 26 GAME UNBEATEN STREAK UNDER LEGENDARY COACH CHARLES "PUNQUE" CARTLEDGE ALSO INCLUDED 17 CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS.

*BIG RED'S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORD IS 38 WINS, AND 17 LOSSES IN 20 POST SEASON APPEARANCES.

*BIG RED'S RECORD IN OVERTIME GAMES (SINCE 1984) IS 7-2.