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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: Rodney Stokes

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1935 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Rodney Stokes enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Petal.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Purvis	34	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Harrison Central	24	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. West Jones *	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Columbia *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Forrest County AHS	41	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Monticello *	41	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Northeast Jones *	20	13	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ South Jones *	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Collins	33	12	W
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Tylertown	41	0	W
Fri., Nov. 21	West Jones *	38	15	W
Sat., Nov. 29	Warren Central	9	0	W	Ellisville

1980 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	327
Scoring Average	27.3
Points Allowed	74
Defense Average	6.2
Opponents Record	62-68 -3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-0

1980 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	11-1	327	74	5-1-0	145	56	Rodney Stokes
West Jones	9-2	250	144	5-0-0	109	52	Mike Taylor
Northeast Jones	8-3	236	97	3-2-0	78	41	Danny Adams
Columbia	5-5	130	127	2-3-0	48	31	Jerry Drane
South Jones	3-7	96	134	1-4-0	40	49	Stanley Matthews
Monticello	1-9	38	283	0-5-0	13	181	Danny Campbell

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