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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Mike Walters

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1935 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Mike Walters enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Petal.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	Purvis	14	6	W
Fri., Sep. 15	West Jones *	38	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 29	George County *	18	15	W
Fri., Oct. 6	Quitman	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Forrest County AHS *	15	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Stone	6	21	L
Fri., Oct. 27	Northeast Jones *	7	8	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ South Jones *	9	40	L
Fri., Nov. 10	Poplarville *	12	20	L
Fri., Nov. 17	Tylertown	0	40	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	11.9
Points Allowed	157
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	71-41 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1972 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	11-0	213	80	6-0-0	128	80	Alvin Doyle
South Jones	8-3	283	160	4-2-0	149	74	Sonny Farrar
George County	7-3	191	103	4-2-0	129	73	Bill Martin
Northeast Jones	5-5	124	147	3-3-0	88	73	Glenn Wells
Petal	4-6	119	157	3-3-0	99	83	Mike Walters
Forrest County AHS	3-6-1	72	156	1-5-0	32	116	Roger Phillips
West Jones	3-7	120	236	0-6-0	39	165	Fred Kirkland

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.