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Laurel Football Team History

Laurel Golden Tornadoes

Laurel High School

Laurel, MS
Stadium: R.H. Watkins Stadium
Colors: Cardinal and Gold
Coach: Barney Poole

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1908 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Barney Poole enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Laurel.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 16	Meridian	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Columbia *	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Biloxi *	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Pascagoula *	14	23	L
Fri., Oct. 14	Brookhaven *	38	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	Natchez-Adams *	38	7	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ McComb *	13	7	W
Thu., Nov. 3	Moss Point *	21	13	W
Fri., Nov. 11	Gulfport *	13	7	W
Fri., Nov. 4	Hattiesburg *	27	20	W
Fri., Dec. 2	Sulpher LA	0	13	L	Biloxi

1960 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	230
Scoring Average	20.9
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	9.4
Opponents Record	51-59
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1960 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Laurel	8-3	230	103	8-1-0	224	77	Barney Poole
Provine	10-1	251	14	7-1-0	195	7	Hollis Rutter
Pascagoula	9-1	165	62	7-1-0	138	50	Bruce Bradley
Gulfport	8-2	255	61	6-2-0	169	47	Lindy Callahan
McComb	5-5	162	151	4-4-0	128	117	Calvin Triplett
Natchez-Adams	5-5	124	196	4-3-0	91	136	Van Stewart
Picayune	5-6	171	142	2-4-0	54	68	Frank Branch.
Hattiesburg	4-6	125	152	2-6-0	86	139	Reese Snell
Moss Point	3-7	61	123	2-5-0	41	90	Harry Davis
Brookhaven	2-8	72	162	2-8-0	72	162	Leonard McCullough
Biloxi	2-8	47	211	1-7-0	25	186	W.D. Wiles
Columbia	2-8	86	269	1-5-0	39	190	Charlie Martin

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