In short: Lubbock-Cooper Pirates high school football (Lubbock, TX), 2026 season: 1-7. Last game: L 3-42 vs Wylie on October 23, 2026. Next: vs Memorial, October 30, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
The number to watch when Lubbock-Cooper meets Memorial is Lubbock-Cooper's scoring. Lubbock-Cooper averaged 13.0 points per game over its first 3 games (0-3), #1085 in section in that timeframe. In the 5 games since that slow start (1-4), the Pirates have averaged 19.0 points per game, a 46% rise, #944 in section in that window. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Lubbock-Cooper's last 5 opponents have averaged 26.5 points per game, a #525 scoring defense in section on the season, against 23.0 points per game, #369 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (26.5 points per game), Lubbock-Cooper scored 28% less than those defenses usually allow. So the improvement is real, but it still trails what those opponents usually give up. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 5 opponents average a rating that would rank #349 in section, well below the first 3 (#145), so the recent production comes against lower-level teams overall. Meanwhile, Memorial's defense has been middle of the pack in recent weeks. The Mavericks have allowed 32.6 points per game over their last 5 games (2-3), #743 in section during that time. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of offenses in section (29.6 points per game on the season, which would rank #614). Against those norms, Memorial allowed 10% more than those offenses usually score. Memorial offers Lubbock-Cooper a fair measuring stick for whether the trend is real.
Lubbock-Cooper allowed 8.9 yards per play (1,330 yards on 150 snaps) over its first 4 games (0-4), #1045 in section through those games. Few teams started slower in this department, and few have turned it around as sharply since. In the 4 games since that slow start (1-3), the Pirates have allowed 6.2 yards per play (1,206 yards on 195 snaps), a 30% drop, #439 in section through that stretch. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 6.9 yards per play on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (6.8 yards per play), Lubbock-Cooper held those offenses 9% below their usual yards per snap. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 4 opponents average a rating that would rank #407 in section, well below the first 4 (#153), so the recent production comes against lower-level teams overall. Meanwhile, Memorial's offense has struggled in recent weeks. The Mavericks have averaged 5.9 yards per play (1,276 yards on 217 snaps) over their last 4 games (1-3), #665 in section over that stretch. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of defenses in section (6.5 yards per play on the season, which would rank #488). Against those norms, Memorial gained 9% less per snap than those defenses usually allow. On paper, that is a matchup that favors Lubbock-Cooper.
NOTES
The biggest shift in Lubbock-Cooper's season has come in its defense. Lubbock-Cooper allowed 43.0 points per game over its first 4 games (0-4), #1103 in section within that period. In the 4 games since that slow start (1-3), the Pirates have allowed 28.0 points per game, a 35% drop, #582 in section across those games. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Lubbock-Cooper's last 4 opponents have averaged 28.0 points per game, a #685 offense in section on the season, against 36.1 points per game, #364 for the first 4. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 4 opponents average a rating that would rank #407 in section, well below the first 4 (#153), so the recent production comes against lower-level teams overall. On the season, Lubbock-Cooper ranks #893 in section in scoring defense. That form gets a real test against Memorial, whose offense ranks #221 in section (40.6 points per game). Lubbock-Cooper is 1-3 this season when it holds opponents under 41, and 0-4 when it doesn't.
Lubbock-Cooper's run defense has come a long way since the season's early weeks. The Pirates allowed 5.9 yards per carry (628 yards on 107 rushes) over their first 5 games (0-5), #617 in section during those games. Over the stretch of 3 games that followed (1-2), Lubbock-Cooper has allowed 5.0 yards per carry (433 yards on 87 rushes), a 15% drop, #357 in section during that period. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Lubbock-Cooper's last 3 opponents have averaged 4.9 yards per carry, a #771 rushing attack in section on the season, against 5.7 yards per carry, #556 for the first 5. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 3 opponents average a rating that would rank #450 in section, well below the first 5 (#168), so the recent production comes against lower-level teams overall. On the season, the Pirates rank #454 in section in run defense. Memorial's ground game sits in the middle of the pack, #762 in section (4.9 yards per carry).
TIDBITS (9 found)
• Club The last time Lubbock-cooper went a game being held under 100 rushing yards was September 19, 2025 against Frenship (W, 57-56). Since then Lubbock-cooper has gone 16 straight games rushing for 100+ yards, a school-record 16 straight in the 7 seasons on record.
• Club The last time Lubbock-cooper went a game forcing 2+ turnovers was September 19, 2025 against Frenship (W, 57-56). Since then Lubbock-cooper has gone 16 straight games forcing fewer than 2 turnovers, a school-record 16 straight in the 7 seasons on record.
• Club Lubbock-cooper is 19-2 all time when scoring 40+ points. Lubbock-cooper's last loss when scoring 40+ points was October 25, 2024 against Memorial (L, 43-44).
• Player C. Johnson Jr has gone 6 straight games running for a touchdown, the longest such streak of his career.
• Player C. Johnson Jr has 405 rushing yards over his last 3 games (135.0 a game, October 23, 2025 through November 21, 2025) -- his most in a 3-game stretch on record.
• Player R. Rodriguez Jr has 1220 passing yards over his last 5 games (244.0 a game, September 19, 2025 through November 21, 2025) -- his most in a 5-game stretch on record.
• Player C. Gant has 4 touchdown catches over his last 3 games (1.3 a game, October 23, 2025 through November 21, 2025) -- his most in a 3-game stretch on record.
• Player R. Rodriguez Jr has 13 touchdown passes over his last 5 games (2.6 a game, September 19, 2025 through November 21, 2025) -- his most in a 5-game stretch since the 14 he had from August 30, 2024 through October 25, 2024.
• Player C. Gant has 354 receiving yards over his last 4 games (88.5 a game, October 17, 2025 through November 21, 2025) -- his most in a 4-game stretch since the 418 he had from November 1, 2024 through September 19, 2025.
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/23/2026 GAME @ WYLIE* MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/16/2026 GAME VS. CORONADO* MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/09/2026 GAME @ COOPER* MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/02/2026 GAME VS. LEGACY* MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/17/2026 GAME @ CANYON MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/11/2026 GAME @ STEPHENVILLE MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/04/2026 GAME VS. GREENWOOD MISSING
DATA WARNING: LUBBOCK-COOPER OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 08/28/2026 GAME VS. FRENSHIP MISSING
All stat areas in this report are subject to change as box scores are updated.
PPG/OPP PPG use every played game on file. YPG/PLAYS-PER-GAME columns only ever come from games with a full box score on file, which can be a smaller sample than GP -- see the coverage note below when that's the case for this team.
Averages use only games with that number on file (offense 0/8, defense 7/8, sacks/INT 0/8, sacks allowed 2/8, turnovers 7/8 games). SACKS ALW comes from the opponent's box score; TO FORCED is takeaways; TO MAR is takeaways minus giveaways, and its bottom cell is the season total. Dashes mean not on file.
UNIT INDEX
Pass Offense: grade 100.0/100 (+393 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 10.4/100 (-113 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 24.0/100 (+36 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 54.2/100 (-11 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, opponent-curved (two-way solve over current + past seasons, recency-weighted). Composite counts yardage, efficiency vs league YPA/YPC (50% tilt), and negative plays at sack=7yd, INT=45yd, TFL=4yd -- adjustable v1 constants.
LUB finished 2025 at 7-5. Made the playoffs (2 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 45-42 over DEL VALLE (DEL VALLE finished 82% that season). Toughest loss: 33-36 to PALO DURO (3-point margin).
"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered. A total followed by a count in parentheses covers only the games with that stat on file.
LUB's defense has averaged 128.0 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 8-game average is 234.1 pass yards per game. (-45%)
LUB's defense has averaged 0.5 takeaways per game over their last 7 games. Their 8-game average is 0.9 takeaways per game. (-43%)
LUB's defense has averaged 6.8 YPA over their last 3 games. Their 8-game average is 10.1 YPA. (-33%)
LUB's defense has averaged 272.3 total yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 8-game average is 373.0 total yards per game. (-27%)
LUB's defense has averaged 25.0 points allowed per game over their last 3 games. Their 32-game average is 33.0 points allowed per game. (-24%)
LUB's defense has averaged 5.7 YPP over their last 3 games. Their 8-game average is 7.4 YPP. (-24%)
(moved to the Appendix, Data Export 1, to keep this section shorter -- the full spreadsheet-paste table is there unchanged)
APPENDIX
Full-length explanations and full-size data exports for the shortened notes and relocated tables referenced throughout this report, numbered in the order their pointers appear above.
Explanatory Notes
Note 1 -- SEASON OUTLOOK
Every remaining game is projected from schedule-adjusted ratings; already-played games carry their real result. Records are simulated distributions, not a single guess -- MOST LIKELY FINAL is the single most probable record and its own probability, PROJECTED RECORD is the season's expected win total expressed in record form (an average across every simulated outcome, so it can land on a fraction of a game).
Note 2 -- OPPONENT TRACKER -- why some cards have no record shown
Only meaningful for an opponent who is ALSO a tracked team in the library -- an opponent with no games on file here at all shows the date and site alone.
Note 3 -- MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS -- how a number is scored
Every split this report computes is scored on four weighted criteria and the top 5 per team are listed. In Cooper's own weighting order: (1) the WIN% attached to the condition, counted only when the condition has occurred at least 8 times -- a smaller sample is dropped outright, not discounted; (2) the PPG attached to it, with higher better on offense and lower better on defense, and each side normalized against its own kind so a defensive number competes with defensive numbers rather than against scoring averages; (3) how far the number sits from the OPPONENT's on the same condition, across win%, PPG and how often the condition happens at all; and (4) where it falls among every other team previously run through this workbook and cached. Criteria 1 and 2 measure how strong a number is; 3 and 4 measure how much it distinguishes this team. Weights: win_pct 40%, ppg 27%, matchup 20%, pool 13%. See important_numbers.py.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- 14.4 in 2022 to -1.7 in 2026.
These graphs were chosen by the program from this season's most notable numbers. Build your own -- any stat against any other, for any mix of teams, seasons or players, with a JPEG download -- in the Graph Builder.
WHAT CHANGED THIS WEEK
Lost to Wylie 3-42 on Oct 23; now 1-7.
From the games on file through Oct 23.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Most likely finish 1-9 · realistic range 1-9 to 2-8
Remaining schedule: 97th hardest of 1146 in the TX section (average opponent strength 17.5).
Win chances are the site's own game projections where one is on file, otherwise the SP Strength Index gap with a small home edge. The realistic range covers 80% of outcomes (10th to 90th percentile).