The following is the history of the “Battle of 377” between the Brownwood Lions and Stephenville Yellow Jackets, with the 82nd meeting slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tarleton Memorial Stadium between the No. 1 and No. 5 teams in Class 4A Division I:
Battle of 377 – 81 meetings in 84 years through 2021
BROWNWOOD LEADS 47-32-2 ALL-TIME
First Meeting
1937 — Stephenville 7, Brownwood 0
First Brownwood Victory
1939 – Brownwood 27, Stephenville 0
Longest Win Streaks
Brownwood: 23 — 1964-1987 (did not play in 1967)
Brownwood: 25 years unbeaten — 1964-1989 (tie in 1988)
Stephenville: 4 — 1948-51, 1999-2002, 2004-2009 (did not play in 2006, 2007)
Current Win Streak
Stephenville: 2
Combined State Championships: 13
Brownwood 7: 1960, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1981
Stephenville 6: 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2021
Battle of 377 All-Time Results
1 – 1937: Stephenville 7, Brownwood 0
2 – 1938: Brownwood 0, Stephenville 0 (tie)
3 – 1939: Brownwood 27, Stephenville 0
4 – 1940: Stephenville 19, Brownwood 6
5 – 1941: Brownwood 20, Stephenville 13
6 – 1942: Stephenville 26, Brownwood 6
7 – 1943: Stephenville 27, Brownwood 6
8 – 1944: Brownwood 25, Stephenville 0
9 – 1945: Brownwood 27, Stephenville 14
10 – 1946: Brownwood 13, Stephenville 6
11 – 1947: Brownwood 6, Stephenville 0
12 – 1948: Stephenville 12, Brownwood 6
13 – 1949: Stephenville 33, Brownwood 12
14 – 1950: Stephenville 6, Brownwood 0
15 – 1951: Stephenville 33, Brownwood 14
16 – 1952: Brownwood 20, Stephenville 0
17 – 1953: Brownwood 45, Stephenville 12
18 – 1954: Brownwood 13, Stephenville 0
19 – 1955: Brownwood 47, Stephenville 0
20 – 1956: Stephenville 12, Brownwood 7
21 – 1957: Stephenville 26, Brownwood 6
22 – 1958: Brownwood 56, Stephenville 6
23 – 1959: Brownwood 56, Stephenville 0
24 – 1960: Brownwood 22, Stephenville 0
25 – 1961: Brownwood 39, Stephenville 0
26 – 1962: Brownwood 47, Stephenville 0
27 – 1963: Stephenville 12, Brownwood 6
28 – 1964: Brownwood 34, Stephenville 0
29 – 1965: Brownwood 33, Stephenville 0
30 – 1966: Brownwood 27, Stephenville 0
1967: Did not play
31 – 1968: Brownwood 48, Stephenville 7
32 – 1969: Brownwood 13, Stephenville 6
33 – 1970: Brownwood 55, Stephenville 7
34 – 1971: Brownwood 48, Stephenville 7
35 – 1972: Brownwood 35, Stephenville 6
36 – 1973: Brownwood 48, Stephenville 0
37 – 1974: Brownwood 35, Stephenville 0
38 – 1975: Brownwood 28, Stephenville 12
39 – 1976: Brownwood 35, Stephenville 6
40 – 1977: Brownwood 38, Stephenville 7
41 – 1978: Brownwood 35, Stephenville 0
42 – 1979: Brownwood 38, Stephenville 0
43 – 1980: Brownwood 34, Stephenville 7
44 – 1981: Brownwood 36, Stephenville 0
45 – 1982: Brownwood 41, Stephenville 0
46 – 1983: Brownwood 36, Stephenville 0
47 – 1984: Brownwood 30, Stephenville 6
48 – 1985: Brownwood 14, Stephenville 12
49 – 1986: Brownwood 19, Stephenville 7
50 – 1987: Brownwood 62, Stephenville 0
51 – 1988: Brownwood 7, Stephenville 7 (tie)
52 – 1989: Brownwood 63, Stephenville 21
53 – 1990: Stephenville 42, Brownwood 24
54 – 1991: Stephenville 13, Brownwood 9
55 – 1992: Brownwood 21, Stephenville 0
56 – 1993: Stephenville 30, Brownwood 7
57 – 1994: Stephenville 42, Brownwood 6
58 – 1995: Stephenville 50, Brownwood 9
59 – 1996: Brownwood 42, Stephenville 39
60 – 1997: Stephenville 31, Brownwood 21
61 – 1998: Brownwood 40, Stephenville 35
62 – 1999: Stephenville 28, Brownwood 14
63 – 2000: Stephenville 27, Brownwood 13
64 – 2001: Stephenville 17, Brownwood 7
65 – 2002: Stephenville 24, Brownwood 21
66 – 2003: Brownwood 28, Stephenville 21
67 – 2004: Stephenville 52, Brownwood 38
68 – 2005: Stephenville 49, Brownwood 10
2006 – Did not play
2007 – Did not play
69 – 2008: Stephenville 31, Brownwood 28
70 – 2009: Stephenville 35, Brownwood 0
71 – 2010: Brownwood 49, Stephenville 16
72 – 2011: Stephenville 66, Brownwood 0
2012 – Did not play
73 – 2013: Stephenville 48, Brownwood 10 (playoffs)
74 – 2014: Stephenville 40, Brownwood 21
75 – 2015: Brownwood 33, Stephenville 6
76 – 2016: Brownwood 27, Stephenville 13
77 – 2017: Stephenville 28, Brownwood 21
78 – 2018: Stephenville 45, Brownwood 20
79 – 2019: Brownwood 38, Stephenville 22
80 – 2020: Stephenville 59, Brownwood 34
81 – 2021: Stephenville 63, Brownwood 7
82 – 2022: