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Petal Football Team History


Petal Panthers
Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Nevil Barr


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1935  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights
 Nevil Barr enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Petal.
 The Panthers won the Class 4A District 7 Championship.
 
1996 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30   Stone    33   15   W       
 Thu., Sep. 5  @ South Jones    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ North Forrest    35   23   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Columbia    35   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Picayune   *  38   25   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Bay   *  55   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Hancock   *  34   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Saint Stanislaus   *  42   19   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Pearl River Central   *  36   16   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Oak Grove   *  19   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. East Central    6   21   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored347
  Scoring Average31.5
  Points Allowed186
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record59-69
  District Record6-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-0
  
1996 Class 4A District 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Petal 10-13471860-16216-0224108  Nevil Barr
Picayune 8-43552440-17285-1234112  Dodd Lee
Hancock 8-33401644-218084  Rocky Gaudin
Saint Stanislaus 5-51262272-491179  Mario Genna
Oak Grove 4-71372492-465134  Gary Ivy
Pearl River Central 2-81542602-4105157  Curtis Thaxton
Bay 1-91683320-686201  Joe Shaw



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.