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Meridian Football Team History

Meridian Wildcats

Meridian High School

2320 32nd Street Meridian, MS
Stadium: Ray Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Mac Barnes

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1908 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Mac Barnes enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Meridian.

The Wildcats won the Big 8 CO Conference Championship.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Biloxi *	3	2	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Laurel	2	7	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Hattiesburg	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Gulfport *	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ South Natchez	17	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Moss Point *	44	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Greenville	22	13	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Pascagoula *	18	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Vicksburg	3	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Callaway	35	21	W
	South Natchez	21	6	W
	Callaway	22	8	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	18.8
Points Allowed	71
Defense Average	5.9
Opponents Record	73-47 -4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-0

1979 Big 8 CO Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Meridian	11-1	226	71	4-0-0	90	9	Mac Barnes
Gulfport	5-2-2	99	91	2-1-1	42	45	Tom Freeman
Moss Point	6-3-1	176	119	1-2-1	40	90	Billy Wayne Miller
Pascagoula	4-5	102	116	1-3-0	60	92	Johnny Woitt
Biloxi	3-7	133	142	1-3-0	42	38	Joe Sabbatini

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