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Gilmer v. Diboll Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

November 10-Diboll @ Tatum
STADIUM: Eagle Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY: 4,600
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial Turf
STADIUM ADDRESS:
483 Hill St.
Tatum, TX 75691

Mascot: Lumberjacks
Colors: Red/Black/White
District: 8-4A II
Enrollment: 513
Record: 2-8; 1-3 District
Week 1: lost v. Madisonville 8-11
Week 2: lost @ Crockett 14-27
Week 3: lost v. Newton 7-35
Week 4: lost @ Center 21-34
Week 5: won @ Cleveland 21-13
Week 6: lost v. Orangefield 21-31
Week 7: lost v. Tatum 7-38
Week 8: won @ Huntington 34-0
Week 9: Open
Week 10: lost v. Rusk 12-47
Week 11: lost @ Jasper 21-42
Total Points For: 166 Average Points For Per Game: 16.6
Total Points Against: 278 Average Points Against Per Game: 27.8
Head Coach: Blake Morrison (3rd season, 11-20, 23-54 overall)
Offensive Formation:  Multiple Pro
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Returning Starters: 4 Offense/4 Defense

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.Smoaky.com)
DIBOLL
BY DECADES W- L- T 1948-49 6-11-1
1950-59 26-73-1
1960-69 37-59-3
1970-79 53-49-2
1980-89 53-51-2
1990-99 45-59-0
2000-09 65-43-0
2010-16 23-50-0
TOTAL: 308-394-9

Undefeated Seasons: 1 (2000)
Winless Seasons: 3 (1951), 1977, 1992)
Last District Championship: 2007
Last Playoff Appearance: 2015 Playoff Record: 8-18-1
2000 10-1-0 Finis Vanover
2001 8-4-0 Finis Vanover
2002 3-7-0 Finis Vanover
2003 8-4-0 Finis Vanover
2004 6-5-0 Finis Vanover
2005 3-6-0 Finis Vanover
2006 8-3-0 Gary Martel
2007 9-2-0 Gary Martel
2008 8-3-0 Tom Sheppard
2009 2-8-0 Tom Sheppard
2010 5-6-0 Tom Sheppard
2011 4-6-0 Shane Adair
2012 2-8-0 Shane Adair
2013 1-10-0 Shane Adair
2014 2-8-0 Blake Morrison
2015 7-4-0 Blake Morrison  2016 2-8-0 Blake Morrison 
Gilmer v. Diboll All-Time Series
Series Record: Gilmer leads 1-0-0
Last meeting: 2008, Gilmer won 54-0 in first round playoff game at Carthage
GILMER vs. Diboll (1-0-0)
54 - 2008 – 0

STREAKS
Gilmer has a 9 game winning streak in first round playoff games (last loss: 39-36 to Liberty-Eylau in 2006)
Gilmer has a 6 game winning streak (last loss: 55-37 @ Carthage in week 4)
Gilmer has a 205 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
This is Gilmer’s 16th consecutive year in the playoffs
This is Gilmer’s 36th appearance in the playoffs
This will be Gilmer’s 99th playoff game in school history
Gilmer head coach Matt Turner is 23-2 in his 2nd season at Gilmer
Gilmer's 72 playoff wins are tied for the 18th most in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is 72-25-1 in playoff games all time (73%) the 8th best winning percentage in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 666 wins are the 20th most in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has 21 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 16 consecutive playoff appearances
Gilmer is 44-12 in playoff games since 2001 (79%)
Gilmer is 29-5-1 in first round playoff games all-time (83%)
Gilmer is 12-3 in first round playoff games since 2001 (80%)
Gilmer's 35 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 (198) 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 198-28 since 2000 (88%)
Gilmer is 176-18 overall since 2003 (91%)
Gilmer's 491 points scored is the 4th most in 4A DII and tied for 25th most in all classifications
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 539.7 total yards per game
Gilmer's 690 offensive plays consist of 376 passing attempts (54%) and 314 rushing attempts (46%)
Gilmer averages 358.5 yards per game passing (66%) and 181.2 yards per game rushing (34%)
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 7.8 yards per play
Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 9 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
Diboll’s schedule is the 35th 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
Diboll is ranked 61st 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 7th in the Associated Press Class 4A poll
Gilmer is a 43 points favorite over Diboll according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 10 starts have produced 7 of the top 16 single game performances for total offensive yards in team history
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 10 starts have produced 6 of the top 12 single game performances for passing yards in team history
Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 10 starts have produced 3 of the top 10 single game performances for touchdown passes in team history
The 2016 team’s first 5 games produced 3 of the top 15 single game performances for total offensive yards in team history
The 2016 team’s 3,585 passing yards through 10 games ranks as the 4th 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 205 consecutive games
Since 2000; Gilmer is 167-8 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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