2005 Gateway vs. Fox Chapel Foxes - Game Preview

Game #6:
Gateway (4-1,3-0) vs. Fox Chapel Foxes (1-4,1-1)
When: Friday, September 30, 2005 @ 7:30pm
Where: Fox Chapel Stadium, Fox Chapel, PA

Map, Directions and Satellite view to Fox Chapel Stadium:
Fox Chapel Stadium

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Fox Chapel has a new head coach - Brian Deal, who last year was on the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football coaching staff. Coach Deal has implemented the "spread" offense for Fox Chapel. To learn more about Coach Deal, click here Coach Bryan Deal interview and video
Fox Chapel has allowed 148 points in 5 games (29.6 ppg)
Fox Chapel has scored 51 points in 5 games (10.2 ppg)
Gateway has allowed 119 points in 5 games (23.8 ppg)
Gateway has scored 179 points in 5 games (35.8 ppg)
Gateway is 5-2 against Fox Chapel dating back to 1982. The last meeting was in 2004, a 68-0 Gateway win. The last Fox Chapel win against Gateway was in 1997, a 35-0 loss while the Gators were in the midst of a 3-7 season.
Latrobe opened the season with three losses (Hampton (AAA), Shaler, Kiski), before posting their first win after 14 consecutive losses against Latrobe.
Gateway's record in the 5th game of the season between 1982 and present is 17-6
Gateway's overall record between 2005 and 1980 - 155-116-4

Rankings (as of 9/28/2005):
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Trib)
Gateway - #5 in WPIAL AAAA (Post Gazette)
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL (MSA Sports)
Fox Chapel - not ranked

Head-to-head matchups dating back to 1982

Date	W/L/T	Gateway Score	Fox Chapel Score	Gateway Season Record	Notes
2004	W	68	0	11-2	The Gators scored a team record 68 points against the Foxes in 2004. Junior QB Aaron Smith had a 6 of 9 for 172 yards and 3 TD passing performance, along with rushing TD's of 1 and 42 yards. Justin King also chipped in with 158 yards rushing and 2 TD's to go over the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Read the 2004 recap here
2003	did not play			9-2
2002	did not play			9-3
2001	did not play			2-8
2000	did not play			5-4-1
1999	W	20	13	7-4
1998	W	17	0	2-8
1997	L	0	35	3-7
1996	L	14	33	5-5
1995	W	35	12	5-5
1994	W	22	20	2-8
1993	did not play			4-6
1992	did not play			2-8
1991	did not play			1-9
1990	did not play			0-10
1989	did not play			4-4-1	Last year of Coach Antimarino's era
1988	did not play			9-1-1
1987	did not play			8-3
1986	did not play			13-0	Gators finish season as WPIAL AAAA champs with 13-0 record
1985	did not play			11-1-1	Gators finish season 11-1-1 as WPIAL AAAA Co-Champs
1984	did not play			9-3
1983	did not play			5-6
1982	did not play			6-4