Gladiator Trivia and Other Interesting Facts:
Special thanks to Former Coach Mr. Rich Zukauckas for keeping the scores, stats, and records of all the SA football
teams from 1966 thru 1994! Without the information he has kept for all these years, none of this would be possible.

The Gladiators have won 4 conference championships and 1 Class AA Title since the school opened in 1966:

Alle-Mon Conference Championship in 1966 with a final record of 6-3
Big Ten Conference Championship in 1976 with a final record of 9-2
Suburban Conference Championship in 1977 with a final record of 11-1
Three Rivers Conference Championship in 1986 with a final record of 9-2-1
WPIAL Class AA Championship in 1977


The Highest scoring South Allegheny Offense was in:

1976, the year SA won the Big Ten Championship?     No
1977, the year SA won the Suburban Conference and the Class AA Championship?    No again
1986, the year SA won the Three Rivers Conference Championship?     Still wrong!
The highest scoring SA offense was the 1988 squad that finished 6-4, scoring 260 points!


Joe Montana's (Ringgold) stats vs. the Glads in 1970, his senior season:
13 - 23 for 221 yards passing with 2 TD's and 1 rushing TD


Most shutouts recorded by a South Allegheny Defense:
6 by the 1976 Gladiators with a record of 9 - 2


Least points given up by a South Allegheny Defense:
71 points by the 1976 Gladiator team


Glads record vs. Upper St. Clair ( Yes, Upper St. Clair! ):
1 - 1, winning 14 - 0 in 1966 and losing 27 - 20 in 1967


First football coach in South Allegheny history:
Pete Ballaban in 1966


Coach with the most victories in SA History:
Rich Zukauckas with 54


Coach with the second most victories in SA History:
Don Elko with 25


More interesting facts and trivia to come!
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