Friday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m. Coupeville (0-4) at Friday Harbor (1-3)
* And it’s Homecoming!
* The squad from Whidbey has dropped four straight games- to Annie Wright 25-7, Cascade (Leavenworth) 30-19, Granite Falls 58-27 and Cedar Park Christian 31-7
* Last fall the Wolverines and Wolves split their two regular season games with the latter winning 18-5 on their island and the former winning 17-13 on San Juan. In the mini game at La Conner to decide who advanced to the state playoffs FH romped 35-0.
Wolverine – Wolves Stuff
* First game – 1973.
* FH leads the series 20-16 and is 8-8 on the local field.
* FH has won 13 of the last 18.
* Longest FH win streak – 5 (1975-85).
* Longest CHS win streak – 5 (1986-90).
* Most points by FH – 61 (FH 61, CHS 22 in 2005).
* Most points by CHS – 46 (CHS 46, FH 6 in 2000).
* Most points combined – 83 (FH 61, CHS 22 in 2005).
* Fewest points combined – 17 (FH 17, CHS 0 in 2018).
* Largest winning margin by FH – 46 (FH 53, CHS 7 in 2019).
* Largest winning margin by CHS 40 (CH 46, FH 6 in 1986).
* FH has scored 775 points (21.5 per game) and CHS 738 (20.5).
* FH has shut out CHS twice and CHS has shut out FH twice.
* This has been an off and on series - played 1973-76 (4 games), 1983-90 (8), 1997-2007 (13 – twice in ’97 and ’98) and 2018-24 (11) – (twice in ’21, ’22, ’23 and ‘24).
Homecoming Stuff
* This is the Purple and Gold’s 51st homecoming.
* The first was in 1973, a 14-14 tie with Orcas Island (the only tie in the history of FH football).
* Record is 21-26-1. I have no info for 1976 and ’78. If someone could help it would be greatly appreciated. Yearbooks in the school library should provide the answers. (statman91@gmail.com)
* The Wolverines have won 5 of the last 7.
* Most frequent foes – Concrete 9, La Conner 6, Coupeville 5, Nooksack Valley 5 and Orcas Island 5.
* Coupeville has been the opponent five times and the winner five times.
* 21 schools have been homecoming opponents.
* Longest winning streak – 5 (1983-87).
* Longest losing streak – 9 (2007-15).
* Most points by FH – 63 (FH 63, Darrington 0 in 2005).
* Most points by opponent – 48 (Lynden Christian 48-8 in 1993 and Nooksack Valley 48-7 in 2011).
* Most points combined – 67 (FH 40, Concrete 27 in 2018).
* Fewest points combined – 6 (FH 6, Concrete 0 in 2003).
* Largest winning margin – 63 (FH 63, Darrington 0 in 2005).
* FH has shut out opponents 8 times and FH has been blanked on 4 occasions.
Odds and Ends
* The 63 point margin of victory in last week’s 63-0 romp over South Whidbey ties for the second largest margin ever. The greatest is a 69-0 whipping of Orcas Island in 2013.
* The 63 points tie for the fourth most in team history…there were a 69, 67, 65 and 64.
Rankings
* WIAA RPI: FH 39th, Coupeville 41st
* MaxPreps: FH 32nd, Coupeville 35th
| Schedule | |||
| 9/5 | 6:00 p.m. | Cedar Park Christian 49, FH 14 | Home |
| 9/12 | 5:00 p.m. | East Jefferson 14, FH 13 | Away |
| 9/19 | 5:00 p.m. | Cle Elum-Roslyn 27, FH 13 | Mount Si |
| 9/25 | 4:30 p.m. | FH 63, South Whidbey 0 | Home |
| 10/3 | 6:30 p.m. | Coupeville** | Home |
| 10/10 | 6:00 p.m. | Granite Falls | Away |
| 10/17 | 6:30 p.m. | Blaine | Home |
| 10/24 | 5:30 p.m. | Coupeville** | Away |
| ** league game | |||