Trying to predict an exact final score in any one high school football game is nearly impossible.
But if you’re going to take a shot in the dark, try 6-0.
That score has been reached 516 times in Wyoming high school varsity football games since 1894, making it by far the most common final score. The second-most popular tally, 13-0, has only been reached 344 times, according to listings at this site.
Although 6-0 is by far the most common final score, its popularity has waned recently. The final score of 6-0 only happened once in 2015 — and it was in a six-man game, with Guernsey-Sunrise beating Kaycee.
The last full-length 11-man game to finish with that score was when Moorcroft beat Sundance in Week 1 in 2010. (Burlington beat Shoshoni 6-0 in a triangular playoff in 2013.)
It’s interesting to note that the most popular scores at the highest level of football are nowhere near as popular at the high-school level. The most common NFL final score of 20-17 has only happened 19 times in Wyoming high school football. The second-most common in the pro ranks, 27-24, has only occurred five times in Wyoming.
And 6-0 has only occurred 77 times in the NFL, and only once since 1993.
The most surprising final score that has never shown up in Wyoming history is 31-23. Never reached at the Equality State prep level, the final of 31-23 has been achieved 27 times in the NFL.
Some other final scores that have never been reached in Wyoming? 11-10; 18-10; 23-15; 25-17; 32-17; 49-17; 34-23; 29-25; 37-26; 43-28; 35-31; 35-32; and 36-33.
Here are the final scores that have been reached at least 100 times in Wyoming high school football games:
6-0: 516
13-0: 344
20-0: 341
7-0: 311
12-0: 300
7-6: 273
19-0: 267
14-0: 262
13-6: 239
12-6: 237
21-0: 231
20-6: 225
14-6: 222
26-0: 273
27-0: 218
28-0: 216
0-0: 211
33-0: 204
13-7: 196
19-6: 186
34-0: 182
26-6: 178
32-0: 176
25-0: 173
18-0: 165
14-7: 161
12-7: 148
13-12: 140
6-6: 136
27-6: 132
40-0: 131
20-7: 130
19-7: 126
14-13: 123
35-0: 123
21-6: 122
45-0: 118
41-0: 116
28-6: 116
32-6: 115
38-0: 115
42-0: 114
46-0: 114
14-12: 113
31-0: 111
20-14: 110
24-0: 109
21-14: 107
21-7: 107
39-0: 107
18-6: 106
26-7: 103
33-6: 103
–patrick