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Information provided by:

Pascack Valley Athletic Department &  

bergenpassaicfootball.com

(Pat “PJR” Rice and Kevin Page)

DID YOU KNOW?

-First game ever played for PV was against Bergenfield in 1955


-First person to score a TD for PV was Bob McSpirit in 1955


-First PAT was scored by Bob Buerline in 1955


RECORDS

Year - Record
1955 – 1-5
1956 – 6-3
1957 – 6-0-1
1958 – 7-1-1
1959 – 9-0

1960 – 8-0
1961 – 8-1
1962 – 5-2-2
1963 – 8-1
1964 – 7-1
1965 – 9-0**
1966 – 8-0**
1967 – 3-4-1
1968 – 2-6
1969 – 7-1**

1970 – 3-5
1971 – 2-5-1
1972 – 2-5-2
1973 – 4-3-2
1974 – 2-6-1
1975 – 4-4-1
1976 – 5-4
1977 – 6-3
1978 – 5-4
1979 – 6-3

1980 – 7-2
1981 – 5-4
1982 – 6-3
1983 – 5-4
1984 – 4-5
1985 – 3-6
1986 – 8-1
1987 – 6-3
1988 – 3-5-1
1989 – 8-3*

1990 – 11-0**
1991 – 6-2-1
1992 – 3-5-1
1993 – 1-8
1994 – 3-5-1
1995 – 4-5
1996 – 3-6
1997 – 6-3
1998 – 7-3
1999 – 6-4*

2000 – 3-7
2001 – 4-6
2002 – 5-5
2003 – 4-6
2004 – 8-3*
2005 – 10-1*
2006 – 10-2*
2007 – 8-4*
2008 – 9-2*
2009 – 8-2*


2010 – 5-5*
2011 – 9-2*
2012 – 11-1*
2013 – 10-2**
2014 – 10-2**

2015  -  8-3*

2016 - 4-6

2017 - 2-8*

​2018 - 3-6*

​2019 - 8-3*

​2020 - 2-3

2021 - 7-4*

2022 - 4-7

2023 - 6-3*

Two asterisks** = State Champions
One asterisk* = Playoff appearance


Undefeated Seasons
1957-tie, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1990

NJSIAA STATE PLAYOFF RECORDS


APPEARANCES IN PLAYOFFS: 20

(1989, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)


RECORD IN PLAYOFFS:  23-17


APPEARANCES IN STATE SEMI-FINALS: 14

(1989, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021)


APPEARANCES IN STATE SECTIONAL FINALS:  10

(1965, 1966, 1969, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019)

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STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  6 

1965, North 1 Group 2 Champions

1966, North 1 Group 2 Champions

1969, North 1 Group 2 Champions 

1990, North 1 Group 3 Champions (Defeated Wayne Valley 14-0)

2013, North 1 Group 4 Champions (Defeated Paramus 32-8)

2014, North 1 Group 4 Champions (Defeated Paramus 22-6)


Record By Decade
1950’s:  29 - 9 - 2
1960’s:  65 - 16 - 3
1970’s:  39 - 42 - 7
1980’s:  55 - 36 - 1
1990's:  50 - 41 - 3         

2000's:  69 -38 - 0
2010's:  70 - 38 - 0

2020's:   19 - 17      

Head Coaches
Jack Lewis, 1955-1956
Joe Talamo, 1957-1960
Bob Sulyma, 1961-1964
Roy Lupinacci, 1965-1971
Ray Fusco, 1972-1974
Ralph Cavalucci, 1975-1986
Ed Mullins, 1987-1990
Ralph Calise, 1991-1996
Ed Caporale, 1997-2000
Craig Nielsen, 2001-2015

Len Cusumano, 2016-Present


For more information on the history of PV Football including results, records, awards, etc. please visit webpage bergenpassaicfootball.com​

PV FOOTBALL HISTORY

(Established 1955)