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Gilmer v. Atlanta Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

August 29-Atlanta

STADIUM: Buckeye Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY:4,750
STADIUM SURFACE: Field Turf
STADIUM ADDRESS:
North Bradford St.
Gilmer, TX 75644


Mascot: Rabbits

Colors: Maroon & White

District: 13-3A

Enrollment: 498

2012 Record: 5-7, 3-2 district

Head Coach: Matt McClure (3rd season, 10-13, 10-13 overall)

Returning Lettermen: 15

Returning Starters: 4 Offense/5 Defense

Offensive Coordinator: Craig Fant
Defensive Coordinator: Michael Baysinger
Offensive Formation: Multiple I
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 (New. Switch from 4-3)

Players to watch:

DE Kenneth Houff (6-1, 200, 4.7)

OL Brandon Parkman (6-2, 260, 5.3)

Gerald Andrews (6-2, 255, 5.0)









Atlanta Rabbits 2012 Season Results



Date                    Opponent                                        Result    

08/30/12            Gilmer @ Tyler                            lost: 17-31

09/07/12            Daingerfield                                lost: 13-17

09/14/12            @ Center                                   lost: 14-27

09/21/12            Gladewater                                 won: 31-20

09/28/12            Mount Pleasant                           lost: 14-42

10/12/12            @ Paris*                                    lost: 9-13

10/19/12            Pleasant Grove*                          won: 50-36

10/26/12            North Lamar*                              lost: 26-35

11/02/12            Liberty-Eylau*                             won: 27-20

11/09/12            @ Pittsburg*                              won: 41-28

11/16/12            Wills Point @ Longview                        won: 72-32

11/23/12            Gilmer @ Longview                      lost: 13-57

 Overall Record: 5-7                                                                                *District Record: 3-2

Total Points For: 327                                                                                Average Points For Per Game: 27.25

Total Points Against: 358                                                                          Average Points Against Per Game: 29.8









Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
ATLANTA
YEAR W-L-T PTS-OPP COACH
2000 6-5-0 281-130 Ben Scharnberg
2001 *11-1-0 331- 94 Ben Scharnberg
2002 *9-4-0 240-160 Ben Scharnberg
2003 STATE 12-4-0 41--154 Ben Scharnberg
2004 3-7-0 165-268 Ben Scharnberg
2005 3-7-0 220-232 Ben Scharnberg
2006 5-7-0 Ben Scharnberg
2007 2-8-0 Ben Scharnberg
2008 2-8-0 Ronnie Melton
2009 3-7-0 Ronnie Melton                                                                           2010 1-9-0 Ronnie Melton                                                                           2011 5-6-0 Matt McClure                                                                   2012 5-7-0 Matt McClure

DECADES W- L- T
1920-29 19-22-4
1930-39 39-40-4
1940-49 76-20-8
1950-59 61-39-4
1960-69 59-37-6
1970-79 65-36-2
1980-89 46-54-2
1990-99 82-35-2
2000-09 56-58-0                                                                                        2010-12 11-22-0
ALLTIME: 516-363-32

Undefeated Seasons: 7 (1941, 1947, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1991, 2001)
Winless Seasons: 1 (1935)
Last District Championship: 2006
Last Playoff Appearance: 2012
Playoff Record: 24-28-2






SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Atlanta leads 26-19-0

Last meeting: 2012, Gilmer won 57-13

All-Time Scores
ATLANTA vs. Gilmer
14 - 1925 – 27
  0 - 1930 - 88
  7 - 1931 - 44
  0 - 1932 - 47
  0 - 1934 - 6
  0 - 1935 - 25
  6 - 1936 - 0
  0 - 1937 - 8
42 - 1938 - 6
  0 - 1945 - 26
33 - 1946 - 13
26 - 1947 - 7
24 - 1948 - 14
19 - 1949 - 0
40 - 1950 - 7
  0 - 1960 - 34
  0 - 1961 - 31
27 - 1964 - 12
13 - 1965 - 14
14 - 1966 - 7
28 - 1967 - 0
24 - 1968 - 7
36 - 1969 - 14
23 - 1970 - 15
38 - 1971 - 14
14 - 1972 - 13
21 - 1973 - 15
32 - 1974 - 7
26 - 1975 - 28
21 - 1976 - 6
13 - 1977 - 0
21 - 1978 - 0
33 - 1979 - 0
44 - 1988 - 28
  7 - 1989 - 3
42 - 1992 - 19
21 - 1993 – 14                                                                                      34 - 2003 - 13
12 - 2006 – 49                                                                                      14 - 2007 – 42                                                                                      28 - 2010 – 63                                                                                      21 - 2011 – 42                                                                                      14 - 2011 – 48                                                                                      17 - 2012 – 31                                                                                                 13 - 2012 – 57
By JOE DODD


STREAKS

Gilmer has an 11 game season opener winning streak (last loss: 20-14 @ Gladewater, 2001)

Gilmer has an 11 game home winning streak (last loss: 36-43 v. Jacksonville, 2010)
Gilmer has an 8 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 42-12 @ Plano Prestonwood Baptist, 2012)
Gilmer has a 7 game winning streak over Atlanta (last loss: 34-13 in Tyler, 2003)
Gilmer has a 152 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 @ Longview to Pleasant Grove, 2001)


NOTES

This is Gilmer’s 100th season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
                                                                                                      Gilmer is 12-1 in season openers under Jeff Traylor (only loss: 20-14 to Gladewater, 2001)

Jeff Traylor is 7-1 against Atlanta (88%)
Jeff Traylor is 148-24 at Gilmer (86%)
Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor’s 86% winning percentage is the 6th best among all active coaches in Texas
                                                                                                      Gilmer has won more games (148) 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 7 of the past 10 years (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)

Gilmer is 116-14 under Jeff Traylor in regular season games (89%)

Gilmer is 94-6 (94%) in regular season games since 2003

Gilmer is 126-14 (90%) overall since 2003

Gilmer is ranked 3rd in this week’s Associated Press Class 3A poll

Gilmer is ranked 2nd in this week’s Class 3A Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Atlanta is ranked 73rd in this week’s Class 3A Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Gilmer is a 28 point favorite over Atlanta according to PigskinPrep.com

Gilmer has scored at least 31 points in their last 7 games against Atlanta

Gilmer has outscored Atlanta 332-119 in their last 7 meetings

Gilmer senior QB Tanner Barr needs 374 total yards to pass Jamel Kennedy for 6th place on the Buckeyes career list

Gilmer senior QB Tanner Barr needs 316 passing yards to pass G.J. Kinne for 5th place on the Buckeyes career list

Gilmer senior QB Tanner Barr needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Jamel Kennedy for 6th place on the Buckeyes career list

Gilmer junior RB Kris Boyd needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Jamel Kennedy for 6th place on the Buckeyes career list





Did you know?

This will be the 6th game between the two schools since 2010

Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor graduated from Gilmer High School in 1986

Atlanta head coach Matt McClure graduated from Atlanta High School in 1986

The Rabbits have not won more than 5 games in a season since winning the Class 3A State Championship in 2003.

Gilmer is glad to see that former Atlanta RB Corion Webster is now with Oklahoma State after Webster rushed for 783 yards and 6 TD’s in 5 games against Gilmer from 2010-2012

Atlanta’s Garrison McCord is back with the Rabbits after being shot in the leg in a hunting accident in January of 2012

Current Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson is an Atlanta alumnus


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