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Meridian Football Team History

Meridian Wildcats

Meridian High School

2320 32nd Street Meridian, MS
Stadium: Ray Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Bob Tyler

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1908 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Bob Tyler enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Meridian.

The Wildcats won the Big 8 N Conference Championship.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Laurel	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Tupelo *	32	2	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Tuscaloosa AL	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Greenville *	28	14	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Vicksburg *	21	20	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Lee *	14	7	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Corinth *	47	0	W
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Clarksdale *	38	0	W
Fri., Nov. 18	vs. Callaway *	49	0	W
Fri., Nov. 25	Provine *	34	0	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	10-0
Points Scored	309
Scoring Average	30.9
Points Allowed	49
Defense Average	4.9
Opponents Record	47-50 -4
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0

1966 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Meridian	10-0	309	49	8-0-0	263	43	Bob Tyler
Murrah	9-2	298	82	8-1-0	249	37	Jack Carlisle
Central Jackson	8-3	231	127	7-1-0	184	79	Bob Stevens
Tupelo	7-4	212	159	5-3-0	145	119	Tom Cheney
Vicksburg	6-3-1	203	140	5-3-1	187	134	Bob Dunaway
Lee	6-4	185	102	3-4-0	93	77	Billy Brewer
Greenville	5-4-1	179	172	3-3-0	100	118	William Earl Morgan
Clarksdale	4-5	95	121	3-5-0	75	115	Ronald Bennett
Yazoo City	4-6	95	193	3-5-0	81	162	Les Clark
Greenwood	3-6-1	104	129	3-6-1	104	129	Hollis Rutter
Callaway	1-8-1	57	292	1-7-1	57	253	Jim Mangum
Corinth	1-8	94	245	0-7-0	64	214	Ray Long

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