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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: Pat Davis

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1935 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Pat Davis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers won the Class 4A District 6 Championship.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	Purvis	28	30	L
Fri., Sep. 11	South Jones *	12	10	W
Fri., Sep. 18	North Forrest	24	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	West Jones	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Columbia	12	0	W
Fri., Oct. 9	Oak Grove *	44	14	W
Fri., Oct. 16	Magee	7	21	L
Fri., Oct. 23	Northeast Jones	6	27	L
Fri., Oct. 30	Greene County *	48	6	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Forrest County AHS	12	14	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Laurel	3	10	L	1st Round Playoffs

1987 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	165
Defense Average	15.0
Opponents Record	64-54
District Record	3-0
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-0

1987 Class 4A District 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	5-6	196	165	0-1	3	10	3-0	104	30	Pat Davis
South Jones	11-3	333	140	3-1	57	69	2-1	83	26	Jack Thompson
Oak Grove	3-7	121	204				1-2	42	89	Barry Bean
Greene County	0-9	31	228				0-3	9	93	Hilton Baucum

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