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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: Herbert Ray Nobles


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1935  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights
 Herbert Ray Nobles enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Petal.
 The Panthers won the DeSoto Conference Championship.
 
1961 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Purvis   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ Pascagoula    0   13   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Poplarville   *  44   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ George County   *  6   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Lumberton   *  42   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Brooklyn   *  13   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Waynesboro   *  34   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Leakesville   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Pearl River Central   *  40   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 24   George County   *  41   7   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored302
  Scoring Average30.2
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average7.2
  Opponents Record56-46 -7
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2
  
1961  DeSoto Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Petal 8-2302728-1-030259  Herbert Ray Nobles
George County 7-2-11471255-2-1107111  Jimmy Taylor
Lumberton 6-32441594-3-0185140  Ed Reed
Waynesboro 6-41481323-3-09686  James Johnston
Purvis 5-4-11611193-4-1129105  Latrelle Williams
Brooklyn 4-4-2142953-3-211081  Fred Henley
Poplarville 3-5-1821603-3-15788  Doug Daniels
Leakesville 3-6-1662211-6-140215  Frank Skipper
Carriere 3-7922320-5-020161  



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