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Lafayette Football Team History

Lafayette Commodores

Lafayette High School

160 Commodore Drive Oxford, MS
Stadium: William L. Buford Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Gold
Coach: Jim Buck Aven

1965 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Jim Buck Aven enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Lafayette.

The Commodores won the Tri-Lakes Conference Championship.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Coffeeville *	43	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ New Albany	8	7	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Bruce *	32	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Baldwyn	7	8	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Independence *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Senatobia *	50	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Water Valley *	38	12	W
Fri., Oct. 27	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Calhoun City *	35	14	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Coldwater *			W
Fri., Nov. 17	@ Oxford	0	3	L	Oxford

1972 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	220
Scoring Average	22.0
Points Allowed	51
Defense Average	5.1
Opponents Record	44-52 -5
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1972 Tri-Lakes Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Lafayette	8-2	220	51	7-0-0	205	33	Jim Buck Aven
Senatobia	8-2	238	117	6-1-0	179	70	Dale Burt
Bruce	4-7	111	235	4-3-0	79	129	Wilburn Murphree
Water Valley	4-4-1	108	149	4-2-1	94	117	Bobby Clark
Coffeeville	3-4-1	84	138	3-3-1	78	115	David Roberts
Independence	3-3-2	100	75	2-3-2	87	72	Tommy Hill
Coldwater	2-7	116	134	0-6-0	38	105	Brown Walker
Calhoun City	1-7	98	223	0-6-0	56	163	Billy Cook

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