Gilmer v. Melissa Game Info & Notes

By JOE DODD

November 18-Melissa

STADIUM: E.H. Hanby Stadium
STADIUM CAPACITY:12,000
STADIUM SURFACE: FieldTurf
STADIUM ADDRESS:
410 East Davis Street
Mesquite, TX 75149

Mascot: Cardinals

Colors: Red, Black & White

District: 5-4A II

Enrollment: 659

Record: 8-3; 3-2 District

Week 1: won @ Argyle Liberty Christian 48-42

Week 2: won @ Lake Worth 55-7

Week 3: won v. Waxahachie Life 44-7

Week 4: won v. Whitesboro 34-14

Week 5: lost v.  Princeton 12-35

Week 6: Open

Week 7: won @ Bonham 57-50

Week 8: won v. Caddo Mills 49-21

Week 9: lost @ Celina 7-40

Week 10: lost @ Aubrey 21-35

Week 11: won v. Nevada Community 42-22

Week 12: won v. Dallas Lincoln 36-14 (at Mesquite Memorial)

Total Points For: 405 Average Points Per Game: 36.8

Total Points Against: 287 Average Points Against Per Game: 26.1

Head Coach:  Seth Stinton (8th season, 61-33, 61-33 overall)

Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: Multiple

Returning Starters: 5 Offense/5 Defense

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information

MELISSA YEAR W-L-T COACH

1913 1-1-0 1914 1-1-1 1915 0-2-0 DISCONTINUED
2004 4-6-0 Rick Gagarin
2005 7-3-0 Rick Gagarin
2006 9-4-0 Rick Gagarin
2007 9-3-0 Ronny Williams
2008 9-2-0 Ronny Williams
2009 9-3-0 Seth Stinton 2010 8-4-0 Seth Stinton 2011 13-1-0 Seth Stinton (Won Class 2-A, Division I State Championship) 2012 9-3-0 Seth Stinton 2013 9-3-0 Seth Stinton 2014 4-7-0 Seth Stinton 2015 1-9-0 Seth Stinton 2016 8-3-0 Seth Stinton

BY DECADES W- L- T
1913-15 2-4-1
2004-09 47-21-0 2010-16 52-30-0
TOTAL: 101-55-1
Undefeated Seasons: 0
Winless Seasons: 1 (1915)
State Championship Appearances: (1) 2011 (Defeated Hempstead 28-15)
State Championships: (1) 2011
Last District Championship: 2012
Last Playoff Appearance: 2014
Playoff Record: 14-8-0

SERIES HISTORY

Gilmer leads 2-0

Last Meeting: 2015, Gilmer won 60-0

63 – 2014 – 0 60 – 2015 – 0

STREAKS

Gilmer has an 9 game winning streak in second round playoff games (last loss: 61-58 to Canton, 2005)

Gilmer has a 2 game winning streak against Melissa

Gilmer has a 7 game winning streak (last loss: 55-37 @ Carthage in week 4)

Gilmer has a 206 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 16^th consecutive year in the playoffs

This is Gilmer’s 36^th appearance in the playoffs

This will be Gilmer’s 100^th playoff game in school history

Gilmer head coach Matt Turner is 24-2 in his 2nd season at Gilmer

Gilmer's 73 playoff wins are tied for the 18th most in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)

Gilmer is 73-25-1 in playoff games all time (74%) the 8th best winning percentage in Texas High School Football History (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)

Gilmer's 667 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)

This is Gilmer’s 10^th consecutive year to reach the 2^nd round of the playoffs

This is the 13^th time in the past 14 years for the Buckeyes to reach the 2^nd round of the playoffs

Gilmer is 45-12 in playoff games since 2001 (79%)

Gilmer is 20-7 all time in second round playoff games (74%)

Gilmer is 11-1 in second round playoff games since 2003 (92%)

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 22 10-win seasons, tied for 18th most in Texas High School Football History (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)

Gilmer has won more games (199) than any other 4A team in the state since 2000

Texas HS teams with the most wins in the past 13 seasons (2004-2016) (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)

177-16 Katy (4 state championships) 164-17 Gilmer (3 state championships) 164-24 Aledo (5 state championships) 158-23 Southlake Carroll (4 state championships) 154-25 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 199-28 since 2000 (88%)

Gilmer is 177-18 overall since 2003 (91%)

Gilmer's 541 points scored is the 5^th most in 4A DII and tied for 27^th most in all classifications

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 536.7 total yards per game

Gilmer's 749 offensive plays consist of 406 passing attempts (54%) and 343 rushing attempts (46%)

Gilmer averages 347.3 yards per game passing (65%) and 189.5 yards per game rushing (35%)

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 7.9 yards per play

Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 9 different players

Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 9 different players

Gilmer’s schedule is the 6th toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com

Melissa’s schedule is the 55^th 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

Melissa is ranked 34th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings

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

Gilmer is a 23 points favorite over Melissa according to PigskinPrep.com

Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 11 starts have produced 7 of the top 16 single game performances for total offensive yards in team history

Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 11 starts have produced 6 of the top 12 single game performances for passing yards in team history

Gilmer QB Aaron Brown’s first 11 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 3,820 passing yards through 11 games ranks as the 3^rd best season total in team history

Did you know?

Gilmer beat Waco Connally 80-21 in a second round playoff game in 2014 in their last appearance at Hanby Stadium

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 206 consecutive games

Since 2000; Gilmer is 168-8 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 31-20