50 Seasons of the Gridiron Sport on San Juan Island

Some Numbers through the First 49 Years

* Record: 456 games – 196 wins, 259 losses, 1 tie

* Home record: 229 games – 113 wins, 115 losses, 1 tie

* Away record: 226 games – 83 wins, 144 losses

* Leagues: 6 – Northwest B 18 years, Northwest A/B 9, Northwest 2B 9, Whatcom County 5, Independent 5, Northwest A 4 

* League titles: 9 – 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2021

* State appearances: 8 – 1976, 1979, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2019

2023

* The 50th season begins at 6:30 Friday when South Whidbey visits the island.  The Falcons are a 1A school from Langley. 

* The Wolverines have a 9-game schedule, with five of them on the local field.

* There are four league games (two each with La Conner and Coupeville) and five nonleague.

* Brock Hauck is back for his sixth season as coach – 27-21 overall, 16-5 league.  

Wolverine – Falcon Stuff

* SW leads the series 6-0 and 3-0 in FH

* Most points by FH – 19 (FH 19, SW 20 in 2017 and ’18)

* Most points by SW –34 (SW 34, FH 14 in 2021 and ’22)

* Most points combined – 48 (SW 34, FH 14 in 2021 and ‘22)

* Fewest points combined – 10 (SW 7, FH 3 in 2019)

* Largest winning margin by SW – 20 (SW 34, FH 14 in 2021 and ‘22)

* FH has scored 82 points (13.7 per game) and SW 141 (23.5)

Season Openers

* FH is 23-26

* Longest win streak – 11 (2002 to ’12)

* Longest losing streak – 6 (current 2015 to ’22)

* This is the fifth straight season opening with the Falcons

* Most frequent opponents – Orcas Island 15, Charles Wright 5, South Whidbey 5, Concrete 4, Darrington 4 

Home Openers

* FH is 27-22

* Longest win streak – 7 (2003 to ’09)

* Longest losing streak – 5 (1974 to ’78)

* Most frequent opponents – Orcas Island 11, La Conner 5, Concrete 4, Snohomish Sophs 4

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