Gilmer @ Nacogdoches Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

September 23- @ Nacogdoches

STADIUM: Dragon Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY: 8,000
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial
STADIUM ADDRESS:4310 Appleby Sand Road

Nacogdoches, Texas 75961

Mascot: Dragons

Colors: Gold & Black

District: 17-5A

Enrollment: 1,674

2015 Record: 4-6

2016 Record: 3-1

Week 1: won v. Kilgore 48-21

Week 2: lost v. Lufkin 28-42

Week 3: won @ Tyler Lee 24-17

Week 4: won @ Hallsville 35-14

Total Points For: 135

Average Points For Per Game: 33.8

Total Points Against: 94

Average Points Against Per Game: 23.5

Head Coach: Bobby Reyes (5^th season, 21-25, 91-101 overall)

Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: 4-3

Returning Starters: 9 Offense/7 Defense

Players to Watch:

#2-S/WR Josh Thompson, Sr., 6-0, 191 (committed to Texas)

#5-RB Phillip Jones, Sr., 5-7, 175 (2015 stats: 1,274 yds. 10 TD’s; 2016 stats: 759 yds. 6 TD’s)

#11-QB Noah Hildebrand, Sr., 6-0, 190 (2015 stats:1,693 yards, 16 TDs)

#32-LB Daryan Williams, Jr., 5-11, 190

#78-OL Tayler Murphy, Sr., 6-3, 317 

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information

NACOGDOCHES

YEAR W-L-T COACH

2000 3-7-0 Joey Wilson
2001 1-9-0 Joey Wilson
2002 1-9-0 Chuck Caniford
2003 3-7-0 Chuck Caniford
2004 3-7-0 Chuck Caniford
2005 6-4-0 Bill Harper
2006 6-5-0 Bill Harper
2007 5-5-0 Bill Harper
2008 6-4-0 Bill Harper
2009 3-7-0 Bill Harper
2010 3-7-0 Scott Ford
2011 1-9-0 Scott Ford
2012 0-10-0 Bobby Reyes
2013 7-4-0 Bobby Reyes
2014 7-4-0 Bobby Reyes
2015 4-6-0 Bobby Reyes

BY DECADES W- L- T
1911-19 20-15-4
1920-29 53-24-5
1930-39 33-54-11
1940-49 36-58-7
1950-59 41-54-5
1960-69 70-30-2
1970-79 44-56-0
1980-89 41-60-1
1990-99 39-63-1
2000-09 37-64-0
2010-16 25-41-0
TOTAL: 430-508-36 
Undefeated Seasons: 2 (1921, 1962)
Winless Seasons: 4 (1944, 1951, 1984, 1985, 2012)
Last District Championship: 1982
Last Playoff Appearance: 2014
Playoff Record: 4-11-0

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the first meeting between the two schools

STREAKS

Gilmer has a 199 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 17-2 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 192-28 since 2000 (87%)

Gilmer is 148-16 in regular season games since 2000 (90%)

Gilmer is 170-18 overall since 2003 (90%)

Gilmer is 125-8 in regular season games since 2003 (94%)

Gilmer's 229 points scored is the 6^th most in all classifications

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 582.3 total yards per game

Gilmer's 295 offensive plays consist of 169 passing attempts (57%) and 126 rushing attempts (43%)

Gilmer averages 396.5 yards per game passing (68%) and 185.8 yards per game rushing (32%)

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 7.9 yards per play

Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 7 different players

Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 9 different players

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

Nacogdoches' schedule is the 59th toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 5A 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

Nacogdoches is ranked 39th in the Class 4A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Gilmer is ranked 3rd in the Class 4A-II Texas Football Magazine rankings

Gilmer is ranked 7th in the Associated Press Class 4A poll

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

Did you know?

This will be Nacogdoches’ 999^th game in school history

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 161-8 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