THE COWBELL GAME
MONTICELLO VS. ANAMOSA ONE OF THE OLDEST RIVALRY'S IN THE STATE OF IOWA
THE SERIES RECORD AS OF 2009
MONTICELLO 50
ANAMOSA 33
TIES 5
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS: MONTICELLO --> 5 1960 - 1964
2005 - 2009
ANAMOSA --> 4 1987 - 1990
ALL GAMES IN THE 30'S WERE SHUTOUT VICTORIES FOR EITHER SIDE!!
MONTICELLO HAS NOT HAD A SUB .500 DECADE RECORD AGAINST ANAMOSA.
DECADE BREAKDOWN
20'S --> 4 - 2 - 2
30'S --> 6 - 4 - 0
40'S --> 5 - 4 - 1
50'S --> 4 - 4 - 2
60'S --> 7 - 3 - 0
70'S --> 6 - 4 - 0
80'S --> 5 - 5 - 0
90'S --> 6 - 4 - 0
00'S --> 7 - 3 - 0
IN THE YEAR 2011 THE 100TH GAME BETWEEN ANAMOSA AND MONTICELLO WILL TAKE PLACE.
|
YEAR |
MONTICELLO |
ANAMOSA |
INTERESTING FACTS |
|
1920 |
|
|
No game |
|
1921 |
|
|
GAME CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM |
|
1922 |
80 |
0 |
|
|
1923 |
81 |
0 |
|
|
1924 |
6 |
19 |
|
|
1925 |
0 |
37 |
|
|
1926 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
1927 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
1928 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1929 |
13 |
0 |
|
1930 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
1931 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
1932 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
1933 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
1934 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
1935 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
1936 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
1937 |
0 |
20 |
|
|
1938 |
0 |
41 |
|
|
1939 |
13 |
0 |
|
1940 |
0 |
0 |
GAME PLAYED IN A BLIZZARD, 2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS GAME PLAYED AT MONTICELLO. |
|
1941 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
1942 |
13 |
27 |
|
|
1943 |
41 |
0 |
|
|
1944 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
1945 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
1946 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
1947 |
6 |
20 |
|
|
1948 |
26 |
0 |
248 YARDS RUSHING BY MONTICELLO |
|
1949 |
7 |
13 |
|
1950 |
2 |
19 |
|
|
1951 |
0 |
25 |
|
|
1952 |
14 |
21 |
|
|
1953 |
21 |
6 |
|
|
1954 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
1955 |
7 |
20 |
|
|
1956 |
21 |
13 |
|
|
1957 |
6 |
19 |
|
|
1958 |
26 |
7 |
|
|
1959 |
0 |
0 |
Game played in a rainstorm. The field was a muddy mess. |
1960 |
7 |
0 |
49 yard pass play from Dave Stead to John Maurice with 4 minutes left provided the winning points. Largest crowd ever on hand for this game. |
|
1961 |
19 |
0 |
Monticello held Anamosa to just 2 first downs |
|
1962 |
46 |
0 |
In a rain soaked game Monticello amassed 356 yards rushing as a team. |
|
1963 |
19 |
13 |
|
|
1964 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
1965 |
7 |
12 |
|
|
1966 |
32 |
24 |
The playing field was underwater due to heavy rain. 82 yard scamper by Glenn Kuhns provided the difference. |
|
1967 |
7 |
13 |
|
|
1968 |
0 |
7 |
7 - 11 point underdogs, Anamosa pulled off the upset. Too many miscues on offense cost the Panthers. |
|
1969 |
42 |
20 |
|
1970 |
0 |
30 |
PLAYED IN A HEAVY RAIN WITH NO FUMBLES OR PENALTIES |
|
1971 |
0 |
20 |
TOO MANY TURNOVERS DOOM THE PANTHERS |
|
1972 |
21 |
0 |
MONTI'S DEFENSE TOO MUCH FOR RAIDERS. HELD ANAMOSA TO JUST OVER 100 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE |
|
1973 |
25 |
12 |
MONTI HOLDS ANAMOSA UNDER 100 YARDS RUSHING |
|
1974 |
28 |
14 |
HELD ANAMOSA TO -3 YARDS RUSHING |
|
1975 |
7 |
14 |
ANAMOSA STOPPED MONTICELLO AT THE 1 YD LINE AS TIME EXPIRED |
|
1976 |
16 |
6 |
|
|
1977 |
26 |
6 |
PLAYED IN HEAVY RAIN AND MUDDY CONDITIONS, PANTHERS HELD ANAMOSA TO 47 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE |
|
1978 |
39 |
20 |
|
|
1979 |
7 |
14 |
|
1980 |
35 |
6 |
|
|
1981 |
20 |
6 |
|
|
1982 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
1983 |
18 |
22 |
|
|
1984 |
48 |
12 |
|
|
1985 |
21 |
17 |
|
|
1986 |
23 |
18 |
|
|
1987 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
1988 |
14 |
15 |
|
|
1989 |
6 |
7 |
|
1990 |
18 |
20 |
|
|
1991 |
27 |
10 |
|
|
1992 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
1993 |
18 |
14 |
|
|
1994 |
13 |
6 |
|
|
1995 |
13 |
14 |
|
|
1996 |
25 |
31 |
|
|
1997 |
14 |
40 |
|
|
1998 |
41 |
6 |
|
|
1999 |
41 |
8 |
2000 |
14 |
29 |
|
|
2001 |
17 |
16 |
|
|
2002 |
41 |
7 |
|
|
2003 |
21 |
26 |
|
|
2004 |
7 |
48 |
|
|
2005 |
40 |
7 |
|
|
2006 |
28 |
0 |
|
|
2007 |
35 |
7 |
|
|
2008 |
24 |
14 |
|
|
2009 |
37 |
0 |