Perhaps you have seen the T-shirts around town.

Focusing simply on the wildly successful history of the program, the Tremper football team came up with a motto for the 2009 season.

“Team, Tradition, Tremper.”

That motto will be on full display tonight at Ameche Field when the Trojans celebrate their Homecoming against Oak Creek.

Along with the usual festivities, Tremper will also be honoring the State championship team from 1979. It was the first of three WIAA State championships for coach Ron Davies, who guided the Trojans to an 11-0 record that season.

Davies is expected to address the Trojans before tonight’s game and members of the 1979 team will be introduced at halftime.

“We talk a lot about playing for the guys who played before us, especially this group,” Tremper coach Frank Matrise Jr. said about the 1979 Trojans. “They were kind of the cornerstone of setting the tradition. We’ve got a lot to be proud of. What more can you ask for than to have those guys as role models.

“I was in grade school at the time and my dad used to take me all the time to watch them play. Everybody looked up to those guys. The thing I remember about them is how disciplined they were. You could tell that they were having fun playing the game.”

Here is a closer look at the championship season of 1979:

Coming off a 5-4 season in 1978, the Trojans had to work overtime in the 1979 season opener. After Falls was held to a field goal on the first possession of OT (thanks to a big tackle by Bryant Haney on second down), visiting Tremper answered with a 10-yard pass from Marc Hujik to Greg Fraid on second down to clinch the victory. It was the third TD pass of the game for Hujik. Jeff Rusk had eight catches for 101 yards and a TD.

Tremper 42, Beloit 19

One year after losing at Beloit 16-13, the Trojans dished out some payback in the Business and Industry Day home opener at Anderson Field. Hujik completed 14 of 20 passes for 306 yards and four TDs. Fraid caught five passes for 139 yards, while Rusk caught six passes for 126 yards. Both scored two TDs.

Tremper 22, Whitefish Bay 13

Rusk caught four passes -— three for touchdowns — from Hujik, but the Tremper ground game rolled up 214 yards as Brad Clair carried the ball 16 times for 90 yards and Jack Decker had 12 carries for 69 yards. An interception by defensive lineman Todd Ness set up Tremper’s second TD to help make it 15-0 in the second quarter. Kyle Tuska also had two interceptions.

Tremper 41, Racine Case 8

The Trojans snapped a five-game losing streak to the Eagles with a convincing victory in the South Shore Conference opener at Anderson Field. Hujik scored on runs of 3, 16 and 16 yards in the opening quarter. Hujik had TD passes of 35 yards to Keith Nelson and 29 yards to Rusk in the third quarter to increase the lead to 35-8. Nelson also had a 50-yard interception return for a TD in the fourth quarter.

Tremper 28, Milwaukee Marshall 0

With Clair, the team’s leading rusher, out because of injury, the Trojans still rushed for 210 yards as Mike Last led a balanced attack with 60 yards on nine carries at Custer Stadium. Hujik threw TD passes to Rusk (19 yards) and Nelson (27 yards) and also ran for one. Defensively, Mike McIntosh, Jeff Thomas and Ken Zigner set the tone early. The second string got the call with three minutes left in the third quarter.

Tremper 27, Racine Park 6

The second-ranked Trojans overwhelmed the top-ranked team in the state before an overflow Homecoming crowd that included Alan Ameche on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Anderson Field. Clair had 13 carries for 131 yards and a TD. Hujik and Rusk hooked up for an 80-yard TD pass in the second quarter to give the Trojans a 7-6 halftime lead. Decker opened the scoring in the second half with a 32-yard run that had to please his Heisman Trophy winning uncle. Tremper intercepted four passes — two by Nelson and one apiece by Grundy and Greg Wray. It turned out to be the only loss of the season for the Panthers.

Tremper 36, Greendale 0

Russ Robers and Brian Jansen were a dynamic duo for the stingy Trojan defense. Jansen was in on all four quarterback sacks with either Robers, Haney or Ness. Robers, also a leader of the offensive line, seemed to be in on every tackle. Offensively, Tremper racked up 340 total yards. Clair rushed for 101 yards, including a 46-yard TD on the second play of the game against the visiting Panthers.

Tremper 29, Bradford 0

Ranked No. 1 in the state, the Trojans posted their third shutout in four games with a convincing victory over their crosstown rival before a capacity crowd at Anderson Field. Tremper rushed for 292 yards as Clair and John Barrette combined for 179 yards and three TDs. Doug Pientok put an end to an early Bradford scoring threat with a sack.

Tremper 41, Racine Horlick 7

The Trojans capped an undefeated regular season with a dominating victory over the Rebels at Pershing Park. Tremper also won the final South Shore title with a 4-0 record. Clair (109 yards) and Barrette (83 yards) both rushed for a pair of TDs. Ness also scored on a 12-yard pass from Hujik, while Bill Klopstein also scored on a short run. Fumble recoveries by Grundy and Tuska led to Tremper TDs.

Tremper 12, Cudahy 6

(Division-1 State semifinals)

The WIAA began sponsoring a football playoff system in 1976. In 1979, it included 20 teams in five divisions. The Trojans advanced to their first State championship by edging Cudahy before a crowd of 6,500 at Horlick Field. Defensive tackles Jansen and Robers were too much for the Packers. Tremper scored its first TD midway through the first quarter. After tackling the Cudahy punter at the 21-yard line following a bad snap, the Trojans scored three plays later on a 4-yard run by Clair. Tremper increased its lead to 12-0 with 8:35 left in the third quarter on a 6-yard run by Clair. The TD was set up when Ness recovered a fumble at the Cudahy 24. Tremper lost its shutout bid on a 13-yard pass with 40 seconds remaining.

Tremper 33, Port Washington 14

(Division-1 State championship)

Tremper’s class was clearly evident on a chilly night at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. The Trojans overwhelmed the Braveland Conference champions in an easy victory that included contributions from the entire roster. In a celebratory reception the day after the victory at Tremper, Davies addressed the crowd. “As a city, you are fortunate to have these young men on the team,” the Tremper coach said. “These are the kind of young men you want to represent you. Not just because of their athletic ability, but because of the kind of kids they are.”