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Permian played Dallas Jesuit in Odessa during the regular season in 1988, winning 48–2. Jesuit's only points came on a missed- PAT return, which was a rule instituted that year (the defensive conversion was not allowed in high school football under National Federation of State High School Associations rules, but Texas plays by NCAA rules).
Permian High School and its football team, the Permian Panthers, had a substantial, rich history of winning in Texas' 4A and 5A divisions, [a] having won championships in 1965, 1972, 1980, and 1984. Bissinger moved his family to Odessa and spent the entire 1988 football season with the Permian Panther players, their families, their coaches, and ...
The story of Permian High School's 1988 Permian Panthers team and its run towards the state championship was the subject of the best-selling book Friday Night Lights, published in 1990. A movie based on the book was made in 2004 and the NBC television network aired a TV series loosely based on the school and book.
This one is a look back at the 1960s (including the 1959 contest). 1959- Odessa High 14, Permian 6 In the very first edition of the crosstown rivalry, Odessa High ...
Gary Gaines' 1988 team at Permian was the subject of the "Friday Night Lights" book and movie. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
James Earl "Boobie" Miles Jr. (born April 16, 1970) [1] is an American former high school football running back for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.He was a primary subject in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by Buzz Bissinger, and the movie inspired by the book.
The main difference this time, though, was that the Permian football team used a strong fourth quarter to come out on top. The Panthers avenged last year's loss to the Odessa High Bronchos with a ...
The David W. Carter Cowboys compete in the following sports: [13] The exploits of the football team, specifically the 1988 football team that won the 5A state title, was the subject of two films and they are mentioned at the end of the novel Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, which was a chronicle of Permian High School that lost ...