The Battle of TC Jester

Running along DSC00144each side of the White Oak Bayou in Houston, Texas, lies the setting of what would be the scene of the most storied rivalry in the history of the Cosmopolitan Outlaw League – TC Jester Boulevard.  Thomas C. Jester, originally a native of Alabama, would move to Houston sometime after 1800 and before 1950 where he would have a large impact on the community by way of his service on the Houston City Planning Commission and his ministry with the Baptist Temple in the Heights.

It is in a similar fashion that The Nosebleeds of the East side of TC Jester and the Electric Horsemen from the West side of TC Jester have been the leading authorities in the construction and evolution of the COL. As such, it seemed a natural fit for these two combatants to have the most intense season series year in and year out – a series that has come to be known as The Battle of TC Jester. The yearly winner takes home the coveted JW Memorial Trophy, a traveling trophy inscribed with the names of each team and the years they have taken home victory.

The Electric Horsemen lead the all time series 5-1, and also lay claim to the only season sweeps – the slaughters of 2015 and 2017.


Series Results

 Year Horsemen Nosebleeds Margin Streak
2012 200 205 -5 L1
2013 206 188 18 W1
2014 228 225 3 W2
2015 252 146 106 W3
2016* 311 290 21 W4
2017 205 144 61 W5
2018 250.3 198.4 21 W4

*2016 was determined by a playoff game tiebreaker

Game Results

Year Week Horsemen Bleeds W/L Streak
2012 4 109 97 W W1
2012 13 91 108 L L1
2013 4 119 96 W W1
2013 13 87 92 L L1
2014 4 110 91 W W1
2014 13 118 134 L L1
2015 2 113 67 W W1
2015 13 139 79 W W2
2015 14 95 84 W W3
2016 2 89 73 W W4
2016 13 95 129 L L1
2016 14 127 88 W W1
2017 2 93 80 W W2
2017 13 112 64 W W3
2018 2 127.9 103.3 W W4
2018 13 122.4 95.1 W W5

Team Records

Most Single Game Points 139 Electric Horsemen (Game 2, 2015)
Most Cumulative Points 252 Electric Horsemen (2015)
Most Lopsided Single Game Victory 60 Electric Horsemen (Game 2, 2015)
Most Lopsided Series Victory 106 Electric Horsemen (2015)
Least Single Game Points 64 Nosebleeds (Game 2, 2017)
Least Cumulative Points 144 Nosebleeds (2017)
Longest Single Game Streak 5 Electric Horsemen (2016-2018)
Longest Series Streak 6 Electric Horsemen (2013-2018)

Individual Records

Most Single Game Points (QB) 42 Andrew Luck, Nosebleeds (Game 2, 2014)
Most Single Game Points (RB) 47 Le’Veon Bell, Electric Horsemen (Game 3, 2016)
Most Single Game Points (WR) 29 Antonio Brown, Electric Horsemen (Game 2, 2015)
Most Single Game Points (TE) 18 Greg Olsen, Nosebleeds (Game 1, 2016)
Most Single Game Points (D/ST) 22 Titans, Electric Horsemen (Game 1, 2013)
Most Single Game Points (K) 18 Greg Zuerlein, Electric Horsemen (Game 1, 2012)
Most Consecutive Single Game Starts 7 Alfred Morris, Electric Horsemen (2012-2015)
Most Cumulative Points (QB) 79 Andrew Luck, Nosebleeds (2014)
Most Cumulative Points (RB) 60.8 Todd Gurley, Electric Horsemen (2018)
Most Cumulative Points (WR) 56 Antonio Brown, Electric Horsemen (2015)
Most Cumulative Points (TE) 31 Rob Gronkowski, Nosebleeds (2017)
Most Cumulative Points (D/ST) 23 49ers, Nosebleeds (2013)
Most Cumulative Points (K) 24 Justin Tucker, Electric Horsemen (2018)
Most Consecutive Series Starts 7 Julio Jones, Electric Horsemen (2012-2018)