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In the old days of Texas football ties in the playoffs were decided by penetrations.
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It wasn't just playoffs. Penetrations (and the rest as you described) were used to decide district champs. Until 1981, only 1 team from each of the 32 districts in each class made the playoffs. If I'm not mistaken, a team in Texas went 2 years without losing yet only won one playoff game. The first year, they tied another team for the district title, but would have lost due to penetrations. However, the other team eventually lost during district play, so the first team went 2 rounds in the playoffs, only to tie the eventual state runner up -- again, losing on penetrations.
The next year in district, the original team again tied the same district rival as the year before, losing on penetrations, but this time, the district rival went on to the playoffs and eventually won state. Something like 20-0-3 in two years and one second round playoff finish to show for it!