SHATTUCK, Okla. — It's the night before one of the biggest days in the history of this little Oklahoma town and the Shattuck High football team is busy chowing down on plate-sized steaks at Ed's Cafe.

There's football memorabilia on the walls, red-and-white balloons and a "Go Big Red" sign. But there's a different level of excitement for these young players. A radio station is in town for a remote broadcast and so is a television crew and other reporters — all because of a national record seven years in the making.

"Football is everything," said Kyle Jones, the restaurant's owner. "That's all people talk about when they come in, is football."

Understandably so.

Entering its first-round playoff game Friday night against Thackerville, Shattuck has won 92 straight games. That's the longest winning streak ever among schools that play 8-man football and the third-longest by a prep team at any level.

Shattuck's last loss? It came in the 2002 state semifinals to Pond Creek-Hunter, and the Indians have rarely been threatened since. Only one of their wins during the streak has come by fewer than 10 points and they've posted 30 shutouts in winning six state titles.

Located about 170 miles northwest of Oklahoma City and just seven miles from the Texas state line, Shattuck — outside of football — might be best known for its outdoor windmill museum.

With 1,200 residents, Shattuck boasts a grocery store, a Pizza Hut, a variety store and a hospital that is the town's largest employer.

Like so many other small towns, Shattuck is centered around its lone school. And when the Indians are playing football, the town virtually shuts down. For road games, "you might as well roll up the sidewalks," Jones said.

That same sense of loyalty inspires some to return as adults. Jones, now 25, played football for Shattuck before the streak began, then left town for a year and a half. He decided to buy when the restaurant he now owns came up for sale, a double blessing to him: He could come home and pursue an interest in restaurants.

Football coach Troy Bullard also came home. Now 35, Bullard played for Shattuck's 1991 team that won the school's only state football title before the Indians' current run. He became the head coach in 2001, and they've known nothing but success since.

Locals say it's been almost two decades since Shattuck produced an athlete who received an athletic scholarship to an NCAA Division I school. Those around the program say it's not uncommon for opposing teams to be bigger, stronger or faster than the Indians.

So what gives the Indians their edge? Discipline — in maintaining assignments on the field, in respecting each opponent, in doing the little things necessary to win. Players have heard Bullard preach time and again about the subject.

"One play at a time, one quarter at a time, one half at a time," junior quarterback Kade Young said.

There is little doubt players and coaches feel a sense of responsibility for keeping the winning streak going and appreciate being on the team that receives the glory for setting the national record.

The team's three captains — Brent Starbuck, Mitch Henson and Lincoln Gaisford — each served as a water boy for the team while growing up. Many players had brothers or cousins who played on earlier teams during the streak.

"We're playing for everyone who's played in this streak, not just us," Gaisford said.

They're also playing for fans like Louise Rankin and Ruth Molloy, 60-ish sisters who are fixtures at the games. The sisters, wearing jackets proclaiming themselves as Shattuck's top fans, are among the first to arrive at Indian Field, where longtime supporters have reserved parking spots just a few feet from the playing surface. The sisters also have what amount to reserved seats in the bleachers.

"After the game, we have to go hug the coaches," Louise says.

Over in the concession stand, Mary Hamilton and her crew knock out dozens of onion burgers, the smell wafting out into a cool, fall breeze. Elementary schoolchildren play on the field even as the teams go through their warmups. A group of alumni band members gather in the stands to play a tune that would be quite familiar to fans of the Florida State Seminoles.

Then comes the kickoff, and the Indians — down to their third-team quarterback because of injuries — run roughshod over Goodwell. That quarterback, Connor Babcock, and Starbuck both score three touchdowns in a 40-14 win. Fireworks go off after the game as the scoreboard reads "91-0." As former players join the current squad on the field, local politicians line up to read proclamations praising the team.

In a few minutes, across the highway at the elementary school, the team gathers again to revel in what they've accomplished for their little town. Six gold trophies are lined up on a table, along with pictures of the teams that won the titles.

"There are a lot of people (here) who do realize this is a once-in-a-lifetime deal," Jones said. "It's just not going to happen every day. ... But these guys are not going to stop. They're going to work for they're next big championship. They're not done."