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Prep Bowl by the numbers

By Star Tribune, 11/20/14, 9:40PM CST

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Figures for Prep Bowl XXXIII

34

Degrees, the high temperature in Minneapolis on Nov. 20, 1981, the last time high school football championship games were played outdoors. The low temperature was 23.

 

16

Combined state championships for the opposing coaches in the Class 6A final. Eden Prairie’s Mike Grant has won nine state titles while Totino-Grace’s Jeff Ferguson has seven.

 

53.6

Average points per game scored by Class 1A finalist Minneota, the most of any team in the Prep Bowl.

 

6.1

Average points per game allowed by Class 1A finalist Minneota, the fewest of any team in the Prep Bowl.

 

327

Career victories for Becker coach Dwight Lundeen, third-most in state history. Currently in his 45th season as head coach, his overall record is 327-145-3.

 

2

Defending champions — Grand Meadow in Nine-Man, Eden Prairie in Class 6A.

 

45.7333° N,

94.4667° W

Latitude and longitude of Holdingford, located 25 miles from St. Cloud in central Minnesota yet the northernmost team in the Prep Bowl. It’s the only school vying for a title that played for a state championship the last time the games were held outside. The Huskers defeated Pine Island 39-0 for the Class B championship in 1981.

Jim Paulsen

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