2005 Gateway Gators vs. McKeesport Tigers - Game Preview

Game #9:
Gateway (6-2, 5-0) vs. McKeesport Tigers (6-1, 5-0)
QUAD SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
When: Thursday, October 20, 2004 @ 7:00pm
Where: McKeesport, PA

Map, Directions and Satellite view to McKeesport's Stadium:
McKeesport Stadium

Gator Bits:

• This Thursday's game is the one of the top AAAA matchups in the WPIAL. The game was moved to Thursday so that it could be televised nationwide on Fox Sports Pittsburgh (DirecTV 628). The game will be TAPE DELAYED and will come on the air around 10pm EST - and will be shown in its entirety.
• Gateway's victory against Trinity was the 310th win in school history. Gateway's first season was 1958.
• McKeesport is the highest scoring WPIAL AAAA team with 321 points in 7 games - 45.9 ppg average.
• McKeesport's defense has also been stingy - after allowing 33 points in the opening game loss to North Hills, the Tigers have only surrendered a total of 50 points - for a 7.1 ppg average.
• McKeesport's "Triple Option" rushing attack is lead by RB Travis McBride and QB Dan Kopolovich.
• Gateway has scored 249 points in 8 games, an average of 31.1 PPG
• Gateway's defense has allowed 149 points in 8 games, an average of 18.6 PPG
• McKeesport's opponents this year have a combined win-loss record of 26 wins and 30 losses (.464 winning percentage)
• Gateway's opponnents this year have a combined win-loss record of 32 wins and 30 losses (.516 winning percentage)
• Since 1982, Gateway is 12-7 against McKeesport
• Gateway's record in the 9th game of the season between 1982 and present is 9-13-1
• The last meeting between Gateway & McKeesport was in 2004, a 21-9 Gateway victory
• The Gateway - McKeesport matchup history is filled with streaks... From 1982 to 1989, Gateway was 8-0 vs. McKeesport. From 1990 to 1994 McKeesport was 5-0 vs. Gateway. Gateway won 2 in a row in 1995 and 1996, and McKeesport took 1997 and 1998.
• The 1994 McKeesport team won the WPIAL AAAA and state PIAA AAAA title

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