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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: Mac Barnes

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1908 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Mac Barnes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Meridian.

The Wildcats won the Big 8 CO Conference Championship.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Biloxi *	10	7	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Laurel	9	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Hattiesburg	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Gulfport *	7	3	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. South Natchez	27	8	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Moss Point *	10	7	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Greenville	21	12	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Pascagoula *	16	13	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Vicksburg	16	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Callaway	17	9	W
Fri., Nov. 17	Laurel	16	6	W
Fri., Nov. 24	Vicksburg	14	13	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	12-0
Points Scored	169
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	85
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	83-45
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1978 Big 8 CO Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Meridian	12-0	169	85	4-0-0	43	30	Mac Barnes
Moss Point	8-2	147	32	3-1-0	46	19	Billy Wayne Miller
Gulfport	7-3	127	99	1-3-0	27	54	Tom Freeman
Pascagoula	7-4	200	115	1-3-0	55	60	Johnny Woitt
Biloxi	5-5	163	98	1-3-0	44	52	Joe Sabbatini

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.