[EKUAlum05]

You might be correct. However it is hard to judge from different eras and even film vs video. Film moves slower than in real life and video captures what is there more quickly.

I only saw the '87 team against Russelville and they were dominant against them.

However the film you see of Mayfield in '78 is vs a Somerset squad that was very good and very quick. I think they were a far superior opponent than Russelville.

The RB you saw in white was Pete Venable who played four years at UK. Those Mayfield teams from the 70's were a ball control, power team vs the Cardinals that emerged out of the 90's and into today.

FWIW, Somerset lost three games in '78:
Henry Clay 15-0
Madisonville 26-22
Corbin 6-3

It is worth noting, none of those three teams reached the playoffs in their respective classes. With that said, Henry Clay and Corbin both were in the Top 15 Overall in the Final Lit Ratings. Henry Clay was the #1 AAAA Public school until they lost in the regular season finale to Lafayette by a point and missed the playoffs as a result. Corbin also missed the playoffs because Middlesboro was their lone loss (Somerset beat in Round 1). They also defeated Richmond Madison who went on to reach the 1A Semi's.




Russellville '87
The Panthers also were a 3-loss team.

They lost to:
Ft. Campbell 6-0
Glasgow 17-8
Franklin- Simpson 21-6

Franklin-Simpson and Glasgow lost in Round 1 (2 Teams Per District made it in '87). Ft. Campbell made it to the 2nd Round. None of those three teams finished in the Top 5 of the AP Poll or among the Top 5 teams in their class or Final Top 25 teams regardless of class in KY in either the Lit or Cantrall Ratings.


In-Terms of Runner-Up Pedigree... '78 Somerset >>> '87 Russellville if that means anything.