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East Marion Football Team History

East Marion Eagles

East Marion High School

527 East Marion School Road Columbia, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Leslie Peters

1970 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Leslie Peters enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Marion.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Collins *	30	6	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ West Marion *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Poplarville *	12	21	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Forrest County AHS *	26	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ North Pike	27	12	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Liberty	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Lumberton *	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Bassfield	22	34	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Oak Grove *	7	7	T
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Purvis *	7	14	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	191
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	40-49 -13
Home Record	2-3 -1
Away Record	3-1

1980 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purvis	6-3-1	140	124	6-1-0	110	59	Jack Craft
Poplarville	6-3-2	187	129	5-1-2	140	93	Pat Morris
East Marion	5-4-1	191	114	3-3-1	108	68	Leslie Peters
Collins	3-6-1	137	204	3-3-1	97	104	Jack Bailey
Lumberton	3-5-2	148	144	2-3-2	96	100	Joe Dowling
West Marion	3-4-3	95	114	2-2-3	52	82	Quitman Lewis
Oak Grove	3-4-3	152	122	1-3-3	69	96	David Cain
Forrest County AHS	2-8-1	56	171	0-6-1	25	95	Perry Wheat

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