Who Is This SW FL Team? Fort Myers

[OldSchoolLion]

This SW FL team played its first FHSAA playoff game on the road in Polk County back in the 1970's.  Regulation ended with the teams knotted 7-7.  Their opponent ended up winning 8-7 in OT. 

How did the other team win the game? 

Who was the other team?

[Hwy17]

3 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

This SW FL team played its first FHSAA playoff game on the road in Polk County back in the 1970's.  Regulation ended with the teams knotted 7-7.  Their opponent ended up winning 8-7 in OT. 

How did the other team win the game? 

Who was the other team?

Fort Myers. Lost 8-7 to Haines City in OT. OT rules back then had teams take turns from th 50 yard line and see who could move the ball the furthest.

[OldSchoolLion]

1 hour ago, Hwy17 said:

Fort Myers. Lost 8-7 to Haines City in OT. OT rules back then had teams take turns from th 50 yard line and see who could move the ball the furthest.

Very good!  It was Fort Myers, who lost in the 1975 3A playoffs to Haines City. 3A was the second largest class at the time.  Back in the 70's,  the FHSAA had implemented the "penetration rule” as a means of deciding playoff games ending in a tie.  The penetration rule required that each team be given the ball at the 50 yard-line with 4 opportunities to penetrate their opponent.  The team that penetrated deepest was declared the winner.   When it came to the penetration rule, success could be decided by as little as one extra inch.