Backyard Bowl Explained

Wide:	yes
Jenks–Union football rivalry
Other Names:	Backyard Bowl^[1]
Firstmeeting:	October 26, 1923 Tie game; score missing
Mostrecent:	November 24, 2023 Jenks 33, Union 27
Nextmeeting:	2024
Total:	70
Series:	Jenks leads, 45–24–1
Largestvictory:	Jenks, 48–3 (1980)
Longeststreak:	Jenks, 9 (1949–1980)
Currentstreak:	Jenks, 2 (2023-present)
Trophy:	Backyard Bowl Trophy
Stadiums:	Allan Trimble Stadium, Union Tuttle Stadium, Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

The Jenks–Union football rivalry, is an American high school football rivalry game played annually between the Trojans of Jenks High School and Union High School in Tulsa.

History

The Backyard Bowl regular season football games are usually played at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium at the University of Tulsa. Known as the "Backyard Bowl," the rivalry has received coverage by Sporting News and is the subject of a Versus documentary produced by NFL Films. The annual game is played at the University of Tulsa and has drawn crowds of over 40,000. The annual rivalry game was presented on the Great American Rivalry Series internet broadcast in 2007. One of these two teams won Oklahoma's Class 6A (large school) title every year from 1996 to 2016.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notable games

1999

Class 6A State Championship: Jenks 14 – Union 7

The 1999 Class 6A State Championship featured archrivals Jenks against Union, in the regular-season game, Union was victorious by a score of 27–24 in overtime.^[8] The game was the second championship tilt between the Trojan and Redskins. In 1998, Jenks beat Union 41–38. In front of a record-setting crowd of 40,385 for Oklahoma high school football, Jenks was victorious by a score of 14–7, winning their four consecutive and seventh overall State championship.^{[9] [10]}

Notable alumni

Jenks

• Chase Beeler, former center for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles
• Corey Callens, former DE for the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Rhein Fire, Miami Dolphins, and Austin Wranglers
• Rocky Calmus, former Linebacker for the Tennessee Titans (2002–2004) ^[11]
• Phillip Dillard, former LB for the New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Omaha Nighthawks, and San Diego Chargers
• Jake Laptad, former DE for the Chicago Bears
• Sean Mahan, former NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[12]
• Garrett Mills, former TE for the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals
• Anthony Phillips, former DE for the Chicago Bears
• Lawrence Pinson, former LB for the Arizona Cardinals, Amsterdam Admirals, and New York Jets
• Brian Presley is an American actor
• Sean Wells, former lineman for the Houston Oilers
• Jerry Wisne, former OT for the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and Green Bay Packers
• Steven Parker, Defensive Back for the Dallas Cowboys
• Dillon Stoner, Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders
• Tyler Ott, Longsnapper for the Seattle Seahawks
• Darwin Thompson, Runningback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Union

• Justin Fuente, former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and head football coach for Virginia Tech^{[13] [14]}
• Jeff Leiding, football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts, 1986–1987^[15]
• Steve Logan, former East Carolina head football coach 1992–2002 and Boston College offensive coordinator 2007–2009^[16] (Assistant coach at Union High, 1974–79).^[17]
• Dominique Franks, football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons, 2010–present^[18]
• Tress Way, football punter for the Washington Redskins, 2013–present

External links

• http://www.jenkstrojanfootball.com
• http://www.unionfb.com

Notes and References

1. News: Rivalry becomes 'Backyard Bowl'. Barry. Lewis. Tulsa World. August 26, 2004.
2. Web site: Greatest HS Football Rivalries . Versus . October 30, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080108145336/http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/40923/?UserDef=true&catID=79 . January 8, 2008 .
3. News: Greenberg. Steve. Fall in love again. Sporting News. September 23, 2005. October 30, 2007.
4. Web site: Tennis. Mark. Doug Huff. High School Football's Top 10 Rivalries. Student Sports. August 23, 2005. October 30, 2007.
5. News: Baker. Matt. Jenks-Union hits big time, crowds follow. Tulsa World. September 5, 2007. October 30, 2007.
6. News: Aber. Ryan. There's no rivalry bigger than Jenks vs. Tulsa Union. The Oklahoman. September 5, 2007. October 30, 2007.
7. News: Matt . Baker . High school football: 14 straight . December 12, 2009 . . December 9, 2009 .
8. News: Union upsets Jenks TD pass in overtime lifts Redskins to victory . The Oklahoman . September 18, 1999. September 21, 2021. Scott . Munn .
9. News: Four of a kind Jenks holds off Tulsa Union, extends title streak . The Oklahoman . December 4, 1999. September 21, 2021. Scott . Munn .
10. News: Five most memorable wins in the Allan Trimble era . Tulsa World . December 1, 2019. December 1, 2019. Barry . Lewis .
11. John Rohde, "Curse of Sooners?: OU players face injury problems in NFL", The Oklahoman, October 21, 2007.
12. Web site: Sean Mahan. pro-football-reference.com. January 31, 2014.
13. News: Former Union, OU quarterback Justin Fuente moving up coaching ladder . Kelley . Hines . Tulsa World . January 25, 2011 . December 7, 2011.
14. News: Justin Fuente is Memphis' new coach . Associated Press . ESPN.com . December 8, 2011 . December 8, 2011.
15. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEIDIJEF01 Jeff Leiding at http://www.databasefootball.com
16. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/01/16/bc.logan.ap/ "BC's O-coordinator Logan not returning to team"
17. Robert Rousseau, "The skinny on BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan," RealFootball365.com, April 14, 2008.
18. Web site: Dominique Franks Stats. .