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Lumberton Football Team History

Lumberton Panthers

Lumberton High School

7920 US Hwy. 11 South Lumberton, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Willie Coats

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1926 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Willie Coats enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Lumberton.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 12	Poplarville	7	12	L
Fri., Sep. 19	Seminary *	27	8	W
Fri., Sep. 26	Purvis *	6	22	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Collins *	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 10	Bassfield *	25	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Northwest Jones	14	8	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Pearl River Central	23	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Sumrall *	9	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Forrest County AHS	12	0	W
Fri., Nov. 14	West Marion *	14	8	W

1969 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	137
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	10.3
Opponents Record	47-47 -4
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-1

1969 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purvis	10-1	287	106	6-1-0	177	76	Jack Craft
Collins	8-2-1	211	85	5-2-0	156	52	Jack Bailey
Bassfield	8-2	196	129	4-2-0	94	77	Malcolm Courtney
Lumberton	7-3	137	103	4-2-0	81	77	Willie Coats
West Marion	4-5	165	173	2-4-0	68	134	Doug Herbert
Seminary	3-7	112	210	1-5-0	49	159	Jerry Drane
Sumrall	3-6	133	103	0-6-0	45	95	Robert Jordan

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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.