September 20-@ Lindale
STADIUM: Eagle Stadium Capacity: 8,500
LINDALE
Mascot: Eagles Colors: Blue & White District: 9-4A DI Enrollment: 1286 Head Coach: Chris Cochran (8th season, 55-34 at school, 55-34 overall) Offensive Formation: Power Spread
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Lindale Eagles 2023 Season Summary
Record: 7-5, 5-1 in District; 4A D-I Area Finalist
Returning Lettermen: 27
Returning Off. Starters: 5
Returning Def. Starters: 8
Lindale Eagles 2024 Season Results
Date Opponent Result
08/29/24 Hallsville won: 35-27
09/06/24 @ Mount Pleasant won: 12-3
09/13/22 @ Van lost: 23-28
Overall Record: 2-1
Lindale Players to Watch: David Lindig (284 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown) … Hayden Gateley (306 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns) … A’Million Johnson (177 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns) … Chad Ward (111 receiving yards, 11 rushing yards, and two receiving touchdowns) … Nathan Bradford (25 tackles) … Jackson Parker (20 tackles)
Lindale Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
LINDALE
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2010 (8-4) Mike Meador
2011 (10-2) Mike Meador
2012 (2-8) Mike Meador
2013 (3-8) Mike Meador
2014 (3-7) 231-389 Mike Meador
2015 (5-6) 268-229 Mike Meador
2016 (2-8) 221-320 Mike Meador 2017 (4-6) Chris Cochran
2018 (7-5) Chris Cochran
2019 (7-4) Chris Cochran
2020 (13-3) Chris Cochran 2021 (7-5) Chris Cochran 2022 (8-5) Chris Cochran 2023 (7-5) Chris Cochran 2024 (2-1) Chris Cochran
DECADES W- L- T
1935-39 6-30-2
1940-49 20-67-4
1950-59 48-44-6
1960-69 40-59-1
1970-79 36-61-2
1980-89 61-41-1
1990-99 51-52-1
2000-09 67-43-0
2010-19 51-58-0 2020-24 37-19
TOTAL: 417-474-17
Undefeated Seasons: 0
Winless Seasons: 5 (1937, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1953)
Last District Championship: 2020
Last Playoff Appearance: 2023
Playoff Record: 14-25-0 State Championship Game Appearances: 1-2020 (Argyle 49 Lindale 21)
SERIES HISTORY
First Meeting: 1978, Gilmer won 24-7
Last meeting: 2023, Gilmer won 59-56 on Brayden Pate’s 26 yard field goal on an untimed down to end the game
Last meeting in Lindale: 2022, Gilmer won 31-23 behind Will Henderson’s 170 yards and 2 touchdowns rushing on only 7 carries
Gilmer leads series 11-3
All-Time Scores
GILMER vs. Lindale
24 - 1978 – 7
8 - 1979 - 20
7 - 1980 - 25
30 - 1981 - 21
14 - 1982 - 12
27 - 1983 - 33
18 - 2002 - 14
45 - 2003 - 0
35 - 2004 - 6
42 - 2005 - 16
56 - 2020 - 49 49 - 2021 – 35 31 - 2022 - 23 59 - 2023 - 56
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 8 game winning streak over Lindale (last loss 1983: 33-27)
Gilmer has a 80 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Gilmer is ranked 4th in the Class 4A-II Maxpreps.com power rankings and 6th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Lindale is ranked 21st in the Class 4A-I Maxpreps.com power rankings and 24th in the Class 4A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is a 10 points favorite over Lindale according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 16-6 victory for the Buckeyes
GILMER SEASON NOTES
Gilmer’s non-district schedule consists of four Class 4A DI teams from District 9 (District of Doom) and one 5A DII team. All 4 of the Class 4A DI teams are ranked in the Top 21 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll and the 5A-II team is ranked 22nd out of 118 5A-II teams
GILMER HISTORICAL NOTES
Gilmer’s first football season was in 1914 and this is Gilmer’s 111th consecutive season to field a team
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 1,191 games played are the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 748 wins are the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is just the 13th school in Texas high school football history to win 100 playoff games (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is one of only 6 schools in Texas to surpass 700 total wins and 100 playoff wins (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 39 district championships are tied for the 9th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 28 seasons with 10 wins or more is tied for the 10th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 16 undefeated regular seasons, tied for 7th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 14 of the past 21 years:
2003-lost to 3A DII State Champion Atlanta in round 4 2004-won 3A DI State Championship 2006-lost to 3A DI State Champion Texarkana Liberty-Eylau in round 1 2007-lost to State Champion Liberty Hill in 3A DI State Championship 2008-lost to 3A DII State Champion Carthage in round 4 2009-won 3A DII State Championship 2012-lost to State Champion Navasota 3A DII State Championship 2013-lost to 3A DII State Champion Argyle in round 3 2014-won 4A DII State Championship 2019-lost to 4A DII State Champion Texarkana Pleasant Grove in round 4 2020-lost to State Champion Carthage in 4A DII State Championship 2021-lost to State Champion China Springs in 4A DII State Championship 2022-lost to 4A DII State Champion Carthage in in round 3 2023-won 4A DII State Championship
Gilmer’s appearance in the 2023 State Championship game tied Carthage for the most ever (9) in Class 4A and tied the Buckeyes for 15th most appearances among all classifications in Texas high school football history (Source: University Interscholastic League)
Gilmer is 280-53 since 2000 (85%)
Gilmer is 208-34 in regular season games since 2000 (87%)
DID YOU KNOW?
Since 2000, Gilmer is 240-13 (95%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 40-40 (50%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 16 games when scoring at least 30 points
Since 2000, Gilmer has more playoff wins (73) than regular season losses (34)
Gilmer head coach Alan Metzel’s 84% winning percentage is the 10th best among all active coaches in Texas (with a minimum of 50 games. Source: www.PigskinPrep.com)
Gilmer is the 2023 & 2024 Texas 4A State Champion in Track & Field. The Buckeyes won the 4x100 meters relay with a 4A state record time of 40.56 and won the 4x200 meters relay with a time of 1:24.71. Two current members of the Buckeyes football team, Trillyon Butler and Mykah Easley were members of both relay teams. Current Buckeyes offensive lineman Lucas Cano placed second in the discus and receiver/defensive back Brendan Webb participated in the high jump
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