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Decatur Football Team History

Decatur Warriors

Decatur High School

Decatur, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Willie Coats

1928 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 1989

1978 Season Highlights

Willie Coats enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Decatur.

The Warriors won the Choctaw Conference Championship.

TheWarriors set a team record by scoring 365 points.

The Warriors set a team record by winning 11 games.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Newton *	35	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ West Lauderdale *	34	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Lake	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Hickory	33	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Scott Central	30	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ South Leake *	48	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Bay Springs *	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Carthage *	20	14	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Union *	37	6	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Southeast Lauderdale	54	12	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Noxapater	28	12	W	Decatur

1978 Season Totals
Record	11-0
Points Scored	365
Scoring Average	33.2
Points Allowed	57
Defense Average	5.2
Opponents Record	48-61 -3
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	6-0

1978 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Decatur	11-0	365	57	6-0-0	208	27	Willie Coats
Bay Springs	9-2	207	109	5-1-0	114	68	Mike Tucker
West Lauderdale	7-4	211	154	4-2-0	143	105	Jud Gartman
Carthage	4-4-2	179	130	2-3-1	104	95
South Leake	4-6	100	159	2-4-0	27	132
Newton	1-10	101	271	1-5-0	49	153	Phil Hannon
Union	2-7-1	110	191	0-5-1	75	140	David Bailey

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