2005 Gateway Gators vs. Latrobe Wildcats - Game Preview
Game #5:
Gateway (3-1) vs. Latrobe Wildcats (3-1)
When: Friday, September 23, 2005 @ 7:30pm
Where: Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville, PA
Gator Bits:
- Gateway is 5-1 against Latrobe dating back to 1982. The teams met once in 1988 (a 40-10 Gators win), and did not play again until 2000.
- Latrobe opened the season with three wins (Derry, Connellsville, Indiana), and then lost to Fox Chapel last week 17-14 at home in Latrobe. The victory for Fox Chapel was their 1st after 14 consecutive losses.
- The last meeting between Gateway & Latrobe was in 2004, a 62-0 Gateway victory at Latrobe Memorial Stadium, where Justin King broke several Gateway records by rushing for 331 yards on 15 carries, and 7 TD's.
- Latrobe is considered the birthplace of professional football
- Gateway's record in the 5th game of the season between 1982 and present is 12-11
- Gateway's overall record between 2005 and 1980 - 154-116-4
News Article: 09/17/2005: Fox Chapel upsets Latrobe (Trib)
Rankings (as of 9/20/2005):
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Trib)
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL (MSA Sports)
Latrobe - not ranked
Head-to-head matchups dating back to 1982
| Date |
W/L/T |
Gateway Score |
Latrobe Wildcats Score |
Gateway Season Record |
Notes |
| 2004 |
W |
62 |
0 |
11-2 |
Justin King rushes 15 times for a record 331 yards and 7 TD's. Aaron Smith passed 4 of 6 for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 to Soph Jon Ditto. The 62 point victory margin is a Gators team record for most points and largest victory margin.
Read the 2004 recap here |
| 2003 |
W |
48 |
0 |
9-2 |
Read the 2003 recap here |
| 2002 |
W |
26 |
9 |
9-3 |
|
| 2001 |
L |
0 |
31 |
2-8 |
|
| 2000 |
W |
24 |
0 |
5-4-1 |
|
| 1999 |
did not play |
7-4 |
|
| 1998 |
did not play |
2-8 |
|
| 1997 |
did not play |
3-7 |
|
| 1996 |
did not play |
5-5 |
|
| 1995 |
did not play |
5-5 |
|
| 1994 |
did not play |
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 |
W |
40 |
10 |
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 |
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