Going to the game tonight? Check out these 7 facts about the Paly vs. Gunn Football rivalry

Steve Silver (78) playing against Gunn. The Vikings would go on to win the City Championship in 1978.

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Steve Silver (’78) playing against Gunn. The Vikings would go on to win the City Championship in 1978.

7 Quick Facts about the Palo Alto vs Gunn Football History

  • The football teams haven’t played since 2012
  • Paly comfortably leads the series history 35-13
  • Paly won the last 10 games before the series stopped in 2012
  • Paly’s longest win streak is 12 games, coming from 1987-1998
  • Gunn’s longest win streak is 3 games, coming from 1969-1971
  • Paly has won by an average of 31 points per game, since 2002
  • Up until the 1960s, Paly’s biggest football rivalry was with Sequoia high school, before Gunn became a school in 1964