In short: Tidehaven Tigers high school football (El Maton, TX), 2026 season: 2-6. Last game: W 42-35 vs Van Vleck on October 23, 2026. Next: at Rice Consolidated, 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 Tidehaven meets Rice Consolidated is Tidehaven's scoring. Tidehaven averaged 32.0 points per game over its first 4 games (1-3), #480 in section in that timeframe. In the 4 games since that hot start (1-3), the Tigers have averaged 17.5 points per game, a 45% drop, #955 in section in that window. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 24.9 points per game on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (25.4 points per game), Tidehaven scored 31% less than those defenses usually allow. Tidehaven was held to 14 points or fewer 3 times in those games, including 0 against East Bernard on 10/9. Meanwhile, Rice Consolidated's defense has been middle of the pack in recent weeks. The Raiders have allowed 29.2 points per game over their last 4 games (3-1), #627 in section during that time. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of offenses in section (29.1 points per game on the season, which would rank #630). Rice Consolidated offers Tidehaven a fair measuring stick for whether the trend is real. Tidehaven is 2-2 this season when it scores 26 or more, and 0-4 when it doesn't.
NOTES
The biggest shift in Tidehaven's season has come in its defense. Tidehaven allowed 34.0 points per game over its first 5 games (1-4), #849 in section through those games. Over the stretch of 3 games that followed (1-2), the Tigers have allowed 25.7 points per game, a 25% drop, #515 in section through that stretch. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 29.8 points per game on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (30.1 points per game), Tidehaven held those offenses 15% below what they usually score. On the season, Tidehaven ranks #725 in section in scoring defense. Rice Consolidated's offense sits in the middle of the pack, #314 in section (37.4 points per game). Tidehaven is 2-3 this season when it holds opponents under 38, and 0-3 when it doesn't.
TIDBITS (3 found)
• Club The last time Tidehaven went a game forcing 3+ turnovers was September 30, 2022 against East Bernard (W, 30-9). Since then Tidehaven has gone 55 straight games forcing fewer than 3 turnovers, a school-record 55 straight in the 5 seasons on record.
• Club Tidehaven is 26-0 all time when holding the opponent under 10 points in the games on file (26 such games).
• Club Tidehaven has allowed 124 points over its last 4 games (31.0 a game, September 25, 2026 through October 23, 2026) -- its most in a 4-game stretch on record.
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/23/2026 GAME VS. VAN VLECK* MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/09/2026 GAME @ EAST BERNARD* MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 10/02/2026 GAME VS. BRAZOS* MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/25/2026 GAME @ INDUSTRIAL* MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/18/2026 GAME @ HALLETTSVILLE MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/11/2026 GAME VS. PALACIOS MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 09/04/2026 GAME @ GOLIAD MISSING
DATA WARNING: TIDEHAVEN OFFENSIVE STATS FOR 08/28/2026 GAME VS. GANADO MISSING
All stat areas in this report are subject to change as box scores are updated.
PROGRAM SNAPSHOT: TID
PROGRAM RECORD
SEASON
RECORD
PF
PA
PPG
2022
10-3
429
195
33.0
2023
12-1
517
85
39.8
2024
11-3
461
301
32.9
2025
12-1
613
146
47.2
2026
2-6
198
247
24.8
2022-26
47-14
36.4
TEAM HISTORY
1 UIL state title · 2 state final losses
YEAR
HONOR
2023
UIL STATE 3A D2 RUNNER-UP (lost to Gunter 30-14)
1980
UIL STATE 2A RUNNER-UP (lost to Pilot Point 0-0)
1967
UIL STATE 1A CHAMPION (def. Clifton 7-6)
State championship games and title-game MVPs: UIL Fall Almanac 2025-26. League finishes: no league schedule on file yet, so none is claimed.
Top 4 in the district make the playoffs (line under 4th). Ordered by district record, then overall record and district point margin; UIL tiebreakers (head-to-head) are applied by the district, not here. Rank = SP Strength Index place in the classification / in Texas. Proj. = projected district finish and record, playing out each remaining district game by the two teams' ratings. From the 2026 results on file · UIL 3A Division 2 rankings · player leaders.
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 2/8, sacks/INT 0/8, sacks allowed 2/8, turnovers 3/8 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 52.5/100 (-9 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 88.0/100 (+104 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 20.2/100 (+42 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 61.9/100 (-27 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, adjusted for the opponents faced.
TID finished 2025 at 12-1. Made the playoffs (3 postseason game(s) on file; exact round/result not available). Notable win: 38-12 over GANADO (GANADO finished 83% that season). Toughest loss: 31-34 to EAST BERNARD (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.
TALKING POINTS (5 storylines)
• TID's defense has averaged 0.0 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 4-game average is 1.0 takeaways per game. (-100%)
• TID's defense has averaged 33.2 points allowed per game over their last 5 games. Their 35-game average is 19.8 points allowed per game. (+67%)
• TID's offense has averaged 18.7 points scored per game over their last 3 games. Their 35-game average is 36.3 points scored per game. (-49%)
• TID is 21-5 (.808) in games decided by more than 8 points
TID's defense has averaged 0.0 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 4-game average is 1.0 takeaways per game. (-100%)
TID's defense has averaged 33.2 points allowed per game over their last 5 games. Their 35-game average is 19.8 points allowed per game. (+67%)
(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.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
The program's index across 5 seasons on file -- 10.4 in 2022 to 7.7 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
Beat Van Vleck 42-35 on Oct 23; now 2-6. It ended a 4-game losing streak.
From the games on file through Oct 23.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Most likely finish 3-7 · realistic range 2-8 to 4-6
Remaining schedule: 274th hardest of 1146 in the TX section (average opponent strength 9.8).
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).