Dakota defeated GPS 30-0 in week 5 of the 1999 regular season.
1999 Macomb Dakota vs Grosse Pointe South
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1999 Macomb Dakota at Romeo
1999 Macomb Dakota vs Utica
Dakota defeated Utica 42-7 for the first Homecoming win in program history. The win also pushed Dakota’s record to 6-0 and secured the first playoff berth in program history.
1999 Macomb Dakota at Port Huron.
1999 Macomb Dakota vs. Chippewa Valley. Regular Season Week 9
In the first ever meeting between the two schools Chippewa Valley (7-1) defeated Dakota (8-0) 28-14, giving Dakota their only loss of the regular season.
1999 Macomb Dakota vs Rochester. First Round Playoff Game
The first playoff game in the history of the Macomb Dakota Football program. Dakota defeated Rochester 28-27 in overtime. *******Note the third film cuts out for about a minute between 4:41-5:50, the only thing you won’t see are a couple of timeouts to ice the kicker.
1999 Macomb Dakota vs Chippewa Valley. Division 1 District Championship
This playoff game was the second meeting in the history of the Dakota & Chippewa Valley rivalry. The two teams had met two weeks prior in week nine as the Big Reds defeated the Cougars 28-14 ending Dakota’s bid for an undefeated season. Dakota prevailed in the rematch 34-28 in overtime to win the District Title.*****Note, film quality gets better after the first film.
1999 Macomb Dakota at Clarkston. Division 1 Regional Championship.
One of the greatest games in MHSAA playoff history. Clarkston defeated Dakota 57-56 in four overtimes in the Division 1 Regional Champsionship game. ‘The Game’ as it came to be known by anyone who witnessed it was an instant classic that is still talked about even a decade later.
Jim Harbaugh QB Clinic
Run To Win: How Macomb Dakota Defeated Lanse Creuse North.
Novermber 2nd, 2012, Dakota hosted Lanse Creuse North in a district championship game at Dakota Stadium. The favored Cougars trailed 10-7 at halftime, searching for answers on offense.
Dakota head coach Mike Giannone and offensive coordinator Brad Morris turned to the running game. The Cougars ran the ball with a variety of plays, formations and blocking schemes to keep the Crusaders off balance and secure a 42-17 win.
Dakota set the tone in the second half by opening with play known to most as Power. Dakota runs a one back offense, so there is no fullback to throw a kick out block. Dakota uses a slot back to block down, bringing the pulling guard around the block of the slot back.
