Gilmer @ Carthage Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

September 17 - Carthage
STADIUM: Bulldog Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY: 6,000
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial
STADIUM ADDRESS: 1600 West Panola St.
Carthage, TX 75633

Mascot: Bulldogs

Colors: Red, White & Black

District: 9-4A DI

Enrollment: 754

2015 Record: 11-4, 4A DI State Semifinalist

2016 Record: 2-0

Week 1: led @ Gladewater 14-10 in 2Q when game called

Week 2: won @ Liberty-Eylau 34-20

Week 3: won v. Whitehouse 23-13

Total Points For: 57

Average Points For Per Game: 28.5

Total Points Against: 33

Average Points Against Per Game: 16.5

Head Coach: Scott Surratt (10^th season, 107-25, 107-25 overall)

Offensive Formation: Multiple
Defensive Formation: 4-3

Returning Starters: 6 Offense/6 Defense

Players to Watch:

#75-OL Tanner Elliot, Sr., 6-4, 280 (2015 stats:70 knockdowns)

#28-RB Keaontay Ingram, Jr., 5-11, 198 (2015 stats: 637 yds. 10 TD’s)

#19-QB Kason Davis, Sr., 6-2, 180 (51-81, 671 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT)

#25-LB Mykel Gates, Jr., 6-0, 215 (2015 stats: 110 tackles)

#90-DL Tre Gatlin, Sr., 6-6, 250 (Has offer from Wyoming)

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information

CARTHAGE

YEAR W-L-T COACH

2000 1-9-0 Charles Lefall
2001 1-9-0 Charles Lefall
2002 7-5-0 Charles Lefall
2003 8-4-0 Benny Mitchell
2004 6-4-0 Benny Mitchell
2005 7-5-0 Mike Bickham
2006 7-3-0 Mike Bickham
2007 9-3-0 Scott Surratt
2008 14-2-0 Scott Surratt (Won Class 3-A, Division I State Championship)
2009 16-0-0 Scott Surratt (Won Class 3-A, Division II State Championship) 2010 14-2-0 Scott Surratt (Won Class 3-A, Division II State Championship) 2011 9-4-0 Scott Surratt 2012 11-3-0 Scott Surratt 2013 15-1-0 Scott Surratt (Won Class 3-A, Division I State Championship) 2014 6-6-0 Scott Surratt 2015 11-4-0 Scott Surratt 2016 2-0-0 Scott Surratt

BY DECADES W- L- T
1924-29 13-15-4 1930-39 34-40-14
1940-49 56-37-5
1950-59 73-27-3
1960-69 49-49-3 1970-79 49-51-3
1980-89 71-34-6
1990-99 78-36-1
2000-09 76-44-0 2010-16 68-20-0
TOTAL: 567-353-34
Undefeated Seasons: 4 (1954, 1958, 1978, 1991, 2009)
Winless Seasons: 0
State Championship Appearances: (5) 1991 (Lost to A&M Consolidated 35-19), 2008 (Won-Celina 49-37); 2009 (Won-Graham 13-12); 2010 (Won-Coldspring-Oakhurst 47-22); 2013 (Won-Kilgore 34-23)
State Championships: (4) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Last District Championship: 2013
Last Playoff Appearance: 2015
Playoff Record: 53-26-1

SERIES HISTORY

Last meeting: 2015, Gilmer won 18-15

Series Record: Gilmer leads: 6-5-0

All-Time Scores

1954: Carthage 21 Gilmer 0 1955: Carthage 39 Gilmer 7 1996: Gilmer 10 Carthage 0 1997: Gilmer 35 Carthage 28 1998: Carthage 35 Gilmer 7 1999: Gilmer 21 Carthage 0 2008: Carthage 31 Gilmer 28 2010: Carthage 38 Gilmer 21 2011: Gilmer 39 Carthage 36 2014: Gilmer 58 Carthage 21 2015: Gilmer 18 Carthage 15

STREAKS

Gilmer has a 3 game winning streak over Carthage (last loss: 21-38 @ Carthage in 2010)

Gilmer has a 23 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 34-29 @ Kilgore, 2013)

Gilmer has a 198 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 to Pleasant Grove @ Longview Lobo, 2001)

Carthage has a 134 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 43-0 to Crockett, 2006)

NOTES

This is Gilmer’s 103rd season to play football

Gilmer has never had a winless season

Gilmer head coach Matt Turner is 17-1 in his 2nd season at Gilmer

Gilmer's 660 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 (192) 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 192-27 since 2000 (88%)

Gilmer is 148-15 in regular season games since 2000 (91%)

Gilmer is 170-17 overall since 2003 (91%)

Gilmer is 125-7 in regular season games since 2003 (95%)

Gilmer's 192 points scored is the most in all classifications

Gilmer’s 32.3 points margin of victory is 4^th best in 4A DII

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 614.7 total yards per game

Gilmer's 211 offensive plays consist of 108 passing attempts (51%) and 103 rushing attempts (49%)

Gilmer averages 408.3 yards per game passing (66%) and 206.4 yards per game rushing (34%)

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 8.7 yards per play

Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 6 different players

Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 8 different players

Gilmer’s schedule is the 2nd toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com

Carthage's schedule is the 3rd toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-I according to PigskinPrep.com

Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Old Coach Class 4A-II poll

Carthage is ranked 5th in the Old Coach Class 4A-I poll

Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Carthage is ranked 5th in the Class 4A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Class 4A-II Texas Football Magazine rankings

Carthage is ranked 2nd in the Class 4A-I Texas Football Magazine rankings

Gilmer is ranked 3rd in the Associated Press Class 4A poll

Carthage is ranked 5th in the Associated Press Class 4A poll

Gilmer is a 3 points favorite over Carthage according to PigskinPrep.com

Did you know?

3 of the last 5 games between Carthage and Gilmer have been decided by 3 points

Gilmer’s 18 points in last year’s game against Carthage were the least amount of points scored by the Buckeyes in a game since 2012

Gilmer and Carthage have combined for 9 state championship game appearances and 7 state titles since 2004

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

Since 2000; Gilmer is 161-7 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 31-20

Gilmer's first 5 opponents had a combined record of 43-20 in 2015, including 4 teams that made the playoffs

Carthage’s Scott Surratt’s 81% winning percentage is the 16^th best among all active coaches in Texas