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Gilmer @ Pleasant Grove Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

October 7-@ Pleasant Grove
STADIUM: Hawk Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY:3,500
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial Turf
STADIUM ADDRESS:5406 McKnight Rd.
Texarkana, TX 75503

Mascot: Hawks
Colors: Black/Gold
District: 7-4A II
Enrollment: 658
2015 Record: 6-5
2016 Record: 1-4; 0-0 District
Week 1: Open
Week 2: lost @ Paris 22-23
Week 3: won @ Arkansas High 17-14
Week 4: lost @ Frisco 16-42
Week 5: lost v. Liberty-Eylau 35-44
Week 6: lost v. Krum 28-56 (at Royse City)
Total Points For: 118 Average Points For Per Game: 23.6
Total Points Against: 179 Average Points Against Per Game: 35.8
Head Coach: Josh Gibson (3rd season, 13-14, 13-14 overall)
Offensive Formation: Slot T
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Returning Starters: 8 Offense/7 Defense

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.Smoaky.com)
PLEASANT GROVE
BY DECADES W- L- T 1984-89 30-31-1
1990-99 45-59-0
2000-09 63-52-0
2010-16 24-44-0
TOTAL: 168-191-1
Undefeated Seasons: 0
Winless Seasons: 0

Last District Championship: 2007 Last Playoff Appearance: 2015
Playoff Record: 11-13-0
2000 7-4-0 Rick Barker
2001 9-4-0 Rick Barker
2002 4-6-0 Rick Barker
2003 4-6-0 Rick Barker
2004 6-5-0 Rick Barker
2005 1-9-0 Kevin Davis
2006 4-8-0 Kevin Davis
2007 10-3-0 Kevin Davis
2008 9-3-0 Kevin Davis
2009 9-4-0 Kevin Davis 
2010 6-5-0 Kevin Davis
2011 2-8-0 Kevin Davis
2012 1-9-0 Kevin Davis
2013 2-8-0 Kevin Davis 2014 6-5-0 Josh Gibson 2015 6-5-0 Josh Gibson 2016 1-4-0 Josh Gibson

Gilmer v. Pleasant Grove All-Time Series
Series Record: Gilmer leads 7-1-0
Last meeting: 2015, Gilmer won 40-36
GILMER vs. Pleasant Grove (7-1-0)
00 - 2001 – 10 25 – 2002 - 9
25 - 2003 - 22
20 - 2004 - 7
43 - 2004 - 6
42 - 2005 - 14 50 - 2014 – 7 40 - 2015 - 36

STREAKS
Gilmer has a 7 game winning streak against Pleasant Grove (last loss: 10-0 to Pleasant Grove @ Longview Lobo, 2001)
Gilmer has a 10 game district winning streak (last loss: 34-29 @ Kilgore, 2013)
Gilmer has a 200 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 to Pleasant Grove @ Longview Lobo, 2001)

NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 103rd season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer head coach Matt Turner is 18-2 in his 2nd season at Gilmer
Gilmer's 661 wins are the 20th most in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has 20 consecutive non-losing seasons, the 4th longest active streak and tied for the 20th longest all-time streak in Texas High School Football History (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has 15 consecutive playoff appearances
Gilmer's 34 district championships are tied for the 13th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 15 undefeated regular seasons, tied for 8th most in Texas High School Football History (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 21 10-win seasons, tied for 18th most in Texas High School Football History (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has won more games (193) than any other 4A team in the state since 2000
Texas HS teams with the most wins in the past 12 seasons (2004-2015) (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
168-14 Katy (4 state championships) 154-16 Gilmer (3 state championships) 153-24 Aledo (5 state championships) 148-22 Southlake Carroll (4 state championships) 147-21 Euless Trinity (3 state championships)
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 9 of the past 13 years 2003-lost to state champion Atlanta in round 4 2004-won 3A DI State Championship 2006-lost to state champion Texarkana Liberty-Eylau in round 1 2007-lost to state champion Liberty Hill in finals 2008-lost to state champion Carthage in round 4 2009-won 3A DII State Championship 2012-lost to state champion Navasota in finals 2013-lost to state champion Argyle in round 3 2014- won 4A DII State Championship
Gilmer is 193-28 since 2000 (87%)
Gilmer is 149-16 in regular season games since 2000 (90%)
Gilmer is 75-5 in district games since 2000 (94%)
Gilmer is 171-18 overall since 2003 (90%)
Gilmer is 126-8 in regular season games since 2003 (94%)
Gilmer's 285 points scored is the 4th most in 4A DII
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 590.6 total yards per game
Gilmer's 362 offensive plays consist of 207 passing attempts (57%) and 155 rushing attempts (43%)
Gilmer averages 409.6 yards per game passing (69%) and 181 yards per game rushing (31%)
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 8.2 yards per play
Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 7 different players
Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 9 different players
Pleasant Grove’s schedule is the toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer’s schedule is the 2nd toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer is ranked 4th in the Old Coach Class 4A-II poll
Gilmer is ranked 4th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Pleasant Grove is ranked 22nd in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is ranked 3rd in the Class 4A-II Texas Football Magazine rankings
Gilmer is ranked 8th in the Associated Press Class 4A poll
Gilmer is a 19 points favorite over Pleasant Grove according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 5 starts have produced 4 of the top 11 single game performances for total offensive yards in team history
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 5 starts have produced 4 of the top 10 single game performances for passing yards in team history
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 5 starts have produced 2 of the top 9 single game performances for touchdown passes in team history
The 2016 team’s first 5 games have produced 3 of the top 15 single game performances for total offensive yards in team history
The 2016 team’s 2,048 passing yards through 5 games ranks as the 14th best season total in team history

Did you know?
Gilmer’s 697 total yards against Center in week 2 was a single game school record
Poppy Brown’s 577 passing yards against Liberty-Eylau in week 1 was a single game school record
Poppy Brown’s 582 total offensive yards against Liberty-Eylau in week 1 was a single game school record
LaMarcus Morton’s 259 receiving yards against Liberty-Eylau in week 1 was a single game school record
Pleasant Grove was the last team to hold Gilmer scoreless, with a 10-0 first round playoff win in 2001, since then the Buckeyes have scored in 200 consecutive games
Since 2000; Gilmer is 162-8 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 31-20



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