Did you know…
During the 1940 season, the Indians recorded 7 shutouts while only allowing 18 points. In 1941, the Indian defense was just as impressive allowing only 25 points over the season with 6 shoutouts.
Indian play by play announcer Tippy Durham was the starting center for the Indians during the 1950 season.
Indian Stadium, with a seating capacity of 6,500, was opened in 1951 for a total cost of $175,000. The previous year, 1950, all Indian home games were played in Nederland’s Bulldog stadium.
Current University of Texas Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis was an all-district quarterback for the Indians during the 1968 season. Current Longhorn offense line coach Tim Nunez played for PN-G during the 1964-65 seasons.
From 1969-72, the Indians used the fabled Wishbone formation on offense. All-American and two-time All State running back Jeff “The Jet” Bergeron led the team with 3,928 yards and 67 touchdowns during the 1970-72 seasons.
The 1974 Indians, who reached the 4A state semifinals, only had four starters who weighed over 178 pounds. The average offensive lineman on the 1975 state championship team weighed 187 pounds.
During the 1974-77 seasons, 23 Indian players were named to the All-State team. (1974- Matt Burnett, Mark Vise. 1975- Kyle Aguillard, Ricky Johnson, Mark Buchanan, Mike Giblin, Wilson Weber, Von Robinson. 1976- Carl Griffith, Ronnie Golmon, Blake Green, Jackie Havard, Ted Brack, Richy Ethridge. 1977- Jeff Cooley, Howard Kern, Ronnie Delcambre, Justin Eicher, Ted Brack, Bruce Miller, Robert DeRutte, Mark Moss, James Shipley.)
The 1975 team is the most successful in PN-G history. A 14-1 season culminated in a 20-10 state championship win against Odessa Permian and a #3 national ranking.
The 1976 PN-G Indians had a 25 game winning going into the semifinals game against San Antonio Churchill. The Indians lost to the eventual state champion Chargers 14-7.
In 1977, the Indians were only the third team in Texas high school football history to make it to the state semifinals four years in a row (74-75-76-77). The others were Abilene (54-55-56-57) and Wichita Falls (58-59-60-61).
The 1977 Indians played in front of a total paid crowd of 177,837, an average attendance of 35,567 per game. Included in that total is the Texas high school attendance record of 49,953 against Plano in the championship game.
