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Laurel Football Team History

Laurel Golden Tornadoes

Laurel High School

Laurel, MS
Stadium: R.H. Watkins Stadium
Colors: Cardinal and Gold
Coach: John T. Shepherd

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1908 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

John T. Shepherd enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Laurel.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Meridian	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Newton	33	13	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Biloxi *	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Pascagoula *	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Brookhaven *	14	27	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Natchez-Adams *	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ McComb *	6	34	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Moss Point *	16	7	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Gulfport *	13	33	L
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Hattiesburg *	26	26	T

1956 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	148
Scoring Average	14.8
Points Allowed	200
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	57-37 -8
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	1-4

1956 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
McComb	9-2	252	139	7-1-0	207	114	Calvin Triplett
Gulfport	8-2	165	92	7-2-0	157	85	Lindy Callahan
Natchez-Adams	9-1	275	77	6-1-0	195	71	Jack Davis
Brookhaven	6-2-2	204	132	5-2-2	190	125	Paul Moyer
Pascagoula	5-6	138	145	3-5-0	100	87	Donald Gibson
Biloxi	4-6-1	148	141	3-5-1	123	115	W.D. Wiles
Moss Point	3-6-1	64	148	3-5-0	51	121	Harry Davis
Laurel	4-5-1	148	200	2-5-1	103	187	John T. Shepherd
Hattiesburg	2-5-3	140	164	2-4-3	133	145	Warren Watkins
Columbia	3-7	124	93	1-2-0	39	27	M.T. Tatum Jr.
Picayune	1-9	80	254	1-4-0	32	115	Red Jenkins
Provine	1-8-1	81	249	1-4-1	41	144	Leslie Godbold

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