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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: Ed Reed

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1926 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Ed Reed enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Lumberton.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Poplarville *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ George County *	31	19	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Purvis *	21	26	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Petal *	18	42	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Waynesboro *	14	33	L
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Tylertown	18	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Wiggins	41	12	W
Fri., Oct. 27	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Forrest County AHS *	27	20	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Leakesville *	55	0	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	244
Scoring Average	27.1
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	17.7
Opponents Record	55-40 -6
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-1

1961 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	8-2	302	72	8-1-0	302	59	Herbert Ray Nobles
George County	7-2-1	147	125	5-2-1	107	111	Jimmy Taylor
Lumberton	6-3	244	159	4-3-0	185	140	Ed Reed
Waynesboro	6-4	148	132	3-3-0	96	86	James Johnston
Purvis	5-4-1	161	119	3-4-1	129	105	Latrelle Williams
Brooklyn	4-4-2	142	95	3-3-2	110	81	Fred Henley
Poplarville	3-5-1	82	160	3-3-1	57	88	Doug Daniels
Leakesville	3-6-1	66	221	1-6-1	40	215	Frank Skipper
Carriere	3-7	92	232	0-5-0	20	161

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.