By JOE DODD
September 2-@Tatum
Mascot: Eagles
Colors: Green & White
District: 9-2A
Enrollment: 421
STADIUM: Eagle Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY: 4,600
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial Turf
2010 Record: 12-1, 5-0 district, Div. I Regional Finalist
2011 Record: 1-0 (defeated Jasper 20-0)
Last meeting: 2010, Tatum won 47-41
Series Record: Gilmer leads 14-7
Head Coach: Andy Evans (8th season, 77-18, 148-47 overall)
Returning Starters: 3 Offense/3 Defense
Players to Watch:
QB Jalen Overstreet 6'3” 225 (1,600 passing yards, 15 TDs; 500 rushing yards, 12 TDs in 2010. Has offers from Baylor, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas Tech)
LB Kiano Lucas Jr. 6'0”,190
TE Daven Reese 6’2”,205
WR Nate Pickett 6'3”,205
Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
TATUM
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2000 8-3-0 Mike Sorenson
2001 4-6-0 Mike Sorenson
2002 8-3-0 Mike Sorenson
2003 8-5-0 Mike Sorenson
2004 12-2-0 Andy Evans
2005 15-0-0 Andy Evans
2006 13-2-0 Andy Evans
2007 13-2-0 Andy Evans
2008 5-6-0 Andy Evans 2009 6-5-0 Andy Evans 2010 12-1-0 Andy Evans
BY DECADES W- L- T
1934-39 14-30-4
1940-49 12-22-2 1950-59 33-47-7
1960-69 37-58-5
1970-79 65-34-6
1980-89 67-41-0
1990-99 92-27-2
2000-09 92-34-0 2010 12-1-0
TOTAL: 424-294-26
Undefeated Seasons: 6 (1958, 1976, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2005)
Winless Seasons: 5 (1938, 1941, 1954, 1961, 1962)
Last District Championship: 2010
Last Playoff Appearance: 2010
Playoff Record: 41-25-0
State Championship Appearances: (4)
1996 (L/Sealy 26-27)
2005 (W/Hutto 38-34)
2006 (W/Littlefield 32-14)
2007 (L/Farmersville 27-24/OT)
All-Time Series
GILMER vs. Tatum: 14-7-0
6 - 1986 - 34
27 - 1987 - 0
28 - 1990 - 8
23 - 1991 - 39
27 - 1992 - 25
7 - 1993 - 42
18 - 1994 - 15
12 - 1995 - 31
17 - 1996 - 0
28 - 1997 - 6 28 - 1998 - 27
20 - 1999 - 28
6 - 2000 - 14
28 - 2001 - 24
35 - 2003 - 27
60 - 2004 - 35
45 - 2006 - 21 71 - 2007 - 28 48 - 2008 - 14
39 - 2009 – 20 41 - 2010 – 47
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 4 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 38-21 @ Carthage, 2010)
Gilmer has a 122 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 @ Longview to Pleasant Grove, 2001)
NOTES
Tatum ended Gilmer’s 34 game home winning streak with last season’s 47-41 win at Buckeye Stadium
Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor is 7-2 all time against Tatum
Gilmer is 1-1 under Jeff Traylor at Tatum’s Eagle Stadium
Jeff Traylor is 122-21 at Gilmer (85.3%)
Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor’s 85.3% winning percentage is the 5th best among all active coaches in Texas
Gilmer has won more games (122) than any other 3A team in the state since 2000
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 6 of the past 8 years
Gilmer is 98-13 under Jeff Traylor in regular season games (88.3%)
Gilmer is 76-5 (93.8%) in regular season games since 2003
Gilmer QB Luke Turner continues to climb the Buckeyes’ career offensive records:
4th with 4,616 total yards
5th with 2,932 passing yards
5th with 30 passing touchdowns
4th with 30 rushing touchdowns
3rd with 38 total offensive touchdowns scored
Gilmer’s remaining 9 regular season opponents have a combined 7-2 record
Both Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor and Tatum’s Andy Evans are 101 games above 500 in their coaching careers
According to records compiled by former Gilmer coach Ron Dupree, Gilmer’s win against Atlanta was the school’s 600th career win. According to records compiled by Joe Lee Smith, Gilmer sits at 587 career wins
Directions to Eagle Stadium in Tatum:
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September 2-@Tatum
Mascot: Eagles
Colors: Green & White
District: 9-2A
Enrollment: 421
STADIUM: Eagle Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY: 4,600
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial Turf
2010 Record: 12-1, 5-0 district, Div. I Regional Finalist
2011 Record: 1-0 (defeated Jasper 20-0)
Last meeting: 2010, Tatum won 47-41
Series Record: Gilmer leads 14-7
Head Coach: Andy Evans (8th season, 77-18, 148-47 overall)
Returning Starters: 3 Offense/3 Defense
Players to Watch:
QB Jalen Overstreet 6'3” 225 (1,600 passing yards, 15 TDs; 500 rushing yards, 12 TDs in 2010. Has offers from Baylor, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas Tech)
LB Kiano Lucas Jr. 6'0”,190
TE Daven Reese 6’2”,205
WR Nate Pickett 6'3”,205
Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
TATUM
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2000 8-3-0 Mike Sorenson
2001 4-6-0 Mike Sorenson
2002 8-3-0 Mike Sorenson
2003 8-5-0 Mike Sorenson
2004 12-2-0 Andy Evans
2005 15-0-0 Andy Evans
2006 13-2-0 Andy Evans
2007 13-2-0 Andy Evans
2008 5-6-0 Andy Evans 2009 6-5-0 Andy Evans 2010 12-1-0 Andy Evans
BY DECADES W- L- T
1934-39 14-30-4
1940-49 12-22-2 1950-59 33-47-7
1960-69 37-58-5
1970-79 65-34-6
1980-89 67-41-0
1990-99 92-27-2
2000-09 92-34-0 2010 12-1-0
TOTAL: 424-294-26
Undefeated Seasons: 6 (1958, 1976, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2005)
Winless Seasons: 5 (1938, 1941, 1954, 1961, 1962)
Last District Championship: 2010
Last Playoff Appearance: 2010
Playoff Record: 41-25-0
State Championship Appearances: (4)
1996 (L/Sealy 26-27)
2005 (W/Hutto 38-34)
2006 (W/Littlefield 32-14)
2007 (L/Farmersville 27-24/OT)
All-Time Series
GILMER vs. Tatum: 14-7-0
6 - 1986 - 34
27 - 1987 - 0
28 - 1990 - 8
23 - 1991 - 39
27 - 1992 - 25
7 - 1993 - 42
18 - 1994 - 15
12 - 1995 - 31
17 - 1996 - 0
28 - 1997 - 6 28 - 1998 - 27
20 - 1999 - 28
6 - 2000 - 14
28 - 2001 - 24
35 - 2003 - 27
60 - 2004 - 35
45 - 2006 - 21 71 - 2007 - 28 48 - 2008 - 14
39 - 2009 – 20 41 - 2010 – 47
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 4 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 38-21 @ Carthage, 2010)
Gilmer has a 122 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 @ Longview to Pleasant Grove, 2001)
NOTES
Tatum ended Gilmer’s 34 game home winning streak with last season’s 47-41 win at Buckeye Stadium
Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor is 7-2 all time against Tatum
Gilmer is 1-1 under Jeff Traylor at Tatum’s Eagle Stadium
Jeff Traylor is 122-21 at Gilmer (85.3%)
Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor’s 85.3% winning percentage is the 5th best among all active coaches in Texas
Gilmer has won more games (122) than any other 3A team in the state since 2000
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 6 of the past 8 years
Gilmer is 98-13 under Jeff Traylor in regular season games (88.3%)
Gilmer is 76-5 (93.8%) in regular season games since 2003
Gilmer QB Luke Turner continues to climb the Buckeyes’ career offensive records:
4th with 4,616 total yards
5th with 2,932 passing yards
5th with 30 passing touchdowns
4th with 30 rushing touchdowns
3rd with 38 total offensive touchdowns scored
Gilmer’s remaining 9 regular season opponents have a combined 7-2 record
Both Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor and Tatum’s Andy Evans are 101 games above 500 in their coaching careers
According to records compiled by former Gilmer coach Ron Dupree, Gilmer’s win against Atlanta was the school’s 600th career win. According to records compiled by Joe Lee Smith, Gilmer sits at 587 career wins
Directions to Eagle Stadium in Tatum:
View Larger Map
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