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Lumberton Football Team History

Lumberton Panthers

Lumberton High School

7920 US Hwy. 11 South Lumberton, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Willie Coats

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1926 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Willie Coats enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Lumberton.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. West Marion *	0	22	L
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Poplarville	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Hancock North Central	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Purvis *	13	40	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Petal	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Bassfield *	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Northwest Jones	7	20	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Pearl River Central	20	32	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Sumrall *	35	19	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Forrest County AHS	0	6	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	101
Scoring Average	10.1
Points Allowed	178
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	45-46 -2
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-2 -1

1968 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Collins	10-1	270	75	6-0-0	190	54	Jack Bailey
Purvis	8-2	329	85	4-2-0	219	60	Jack Craft
Bassfield	7-4	262	185	4-3-0	167	133	Malcolm Courtney
West Marion	4-4	107	146	3-3-0	87	102	Doug Herbert
Lumberton	3-6-1	101	178	2-2-0	55	87	Willie Coats
Seminary	2-8	142	219	1-4-0	79	126	Alton Waltman
Sumrall	0-10	74	415	0-6-0	43	278	Jim Cliburn

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.