Big Sandy High School is a public, co-educational

Coeducation

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 secondary school

Secondary school

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 in the Big Sandy Independent School District

Big Sandy Independent School District (Upshur County, Texas)

Big Sandy Independent School District is a public school district based in Big Sandy, Texas .The district is located in southwestern Upshur County and extends into a small portion of Wood County....

 in Upshur County, Texas

Upshur County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,291 people, 13,290 households, and 10,033 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 14,930 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

. It is located in Big Sandy, Texas

Big Sandy, Texas

Big Sandy is a town in Upshur County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town's population was 1,288. A lake of the same name is cut nearly in half by U.S. Highway 80, the main thoroughfare of Big Sandy....

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Athletics

The Big Sandy Wildcats compete in these sports -

Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball

State titles

• Football -
  • 1973(B), 1974(B)-Co-Champ w/Celina
    Celina High School (Texas)
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    , 1975(B)

• State Finalist -
  • 2004(1A)

• Boys Track -
  • 1976(B)

The 1975 Big Sandy Wildcats football team is considered one of the most dominant in the history of Texas high school football

High school football

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. Going for their third consecutive Class B state title, Big Sandy went 14-0 with a (then) state record 11 shutouts, outscoring opponents 824-15. The offense scored a still national record 114 rushing touchdowns, of whom running back David Overstreet

David Overstreet

David Arthur Overstreet was a running back in the Canadian Football League and National Football League.A native of Big Sandy, Texas, Overstreet prepped at Big Sandy High School, where one of his teammates was Lovie Smith. Big Sandy won three consecutive Class B state championships 1973-75...

 made 52 alone. The defense, led by defensive end/linebacker and future Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 coach Lovie Smith

Lovie Smith

Lovie Lee Smith is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 Saint Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006....

, allowed only two touchdowns all season. Only one time during the entire season did Big Sandy trail during a game, when they were down 2-0 to Groom early in the championship game.

Notable alumni

• David Overstreet
  David Overstreet
  David Arthur Overstreet was a running back in the Canadian Football League and National Football League.A native of Big Sandy, Texas, Overstreet prepped at Big Sandy High School, where one of his teammates was Lovie Smith. Big Sandy won three consecutive Class B state championships 1973-75...
  
  , former Miami Dolphins
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   player
• Lovie Smith
  Lovie Smith
  Lovie Lee Smith is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 Saint Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006....
  
  , current Chicago Bears
  Chicago Bears
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  coach