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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Pat Morris

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1911 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Pat Morris enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Pearl River Central	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Lumberton *	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. East Marion *	21	12	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Collins *	19	20	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ West Marion *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Oak Grove *	14	14	T
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Forrest County AHS *	8	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Stone	9	15	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Purvis *	38	21	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Hancock North Central	20	21	L
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Purvis *	14	14	T

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -2
Points Scored	187
Scoring Average	17.0
Points Allowed	129
Defense Average	11.7
Opponents Record	47-51 -13
Home Record	2-3 -1
Away Record	4-0 -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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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.