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Database Statistics

Database Overview

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Total Games

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Seasons Covered

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Year Range

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Years Collecting

Season Overview: Games & Ratings

This chart shows the total number of games played each season (bars, left axis) alongside team rating statistics (lines, right axis). The average, maximum, and minimum ratings help illustrate the spread of team performance across different eras. Note how the number of games has grown dramatically since the early 1900s.

Total Games (Left Axis)
Avg Rating
Max Rating
Min Rating

Cumulative Game Collection Progress

This chart shows the cumulative growth of games in the database, with each color representing games added in different years. The stacked areas illustrate how historical data has been gradually collected and added to the database over time.

Annual Data Collection Activity

This chart displays the number of games added to the database each year, showing periods of active data collection and research. Note that NULL date_added values are attributed to 2012.

About the Database

Data Sources

Game data has been collected from various sources including:

  • Historical newspaper archives (Newspapers.com)
  • State athletic association records
  • MaxPreps and other sports databases
  • Historical society archives
  • School and program records
  • LoneStarFootball.net (Texas historical)
Data Quality

All game results undergo standardization and verification:

  • Team names are standardized using an alias mapping system
  • Duplicate games are identified and removed
  • OCR results are manually reviewed for accuracy
  • Sources are documented for each game
  • Rankings recalculated after each data update
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