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Lanier Football Team History

Lanier Bulldogs

Lanier High School

833 West Maple Street Jackson, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Leon Wilson

1970 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Leon Wilson enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Lanier.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. North Natchez	8	14	L
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Wingfield	18	20	L
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Vicksburg	0	21	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Greenville	12	33	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Clarksdale	18	35	L
Thu., Oct. 8	@ Forest Hill	19	14	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Murrah	21	28	L
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Callaway	8	40	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Provine *	6	26	L
Thu., Nov. 5	@ Hill	42	20	W

1981 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	152
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	25.1
Opponents Record	52-49
District Record	0-1
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	2-3

1981 Class Ind District 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alcorn Central	6-4	173	160				1-1	6	12	Bobby Purvis
Benton	0-5	26	189							Horace Starling
Burnsville	2-7	60	193				0-2	8	27
Caledonia	4-6	146	188							Grady Prevost
Callaway	8-3	271	97				5-1	215	51	Charles Allman
Carthage	4-6	160	169							Pete Lucovich
Chickasaw Academy	3-1	70	37
Coldwater	6-5	190	219							Butch Veazey
Forest Hill	1-9	79	238				0-1	0	26	Billy Templeton
Greenville	7-3	204	96				3-0	89	31	Fred Washington
Hill	0-10	47	386				0-1	0	38
Iuka	2-6	46	143				1-0	12	0	Jimmy Smith
Lanier	2-8	152	251				0-1	6	26	Leon Wilson
Murrah	5-4	199	175				0-1	14	27	Don Hinton
North Forrest	5-5	177	99							Alton Waltman
Provine	7-4	174	129				6-0	135	29	Stanley Blackmon
Richton	7-3	242	83				2-0	56	13	Ricky Neel
Saint Stanislaus	3-6	129	155							Vernon Powell
Seminary	1-9	43	298							Eddie Carnley
South Pontotoc	8-3	250	117							Phil Flynn
Wingfield	4-6	203	184				0-1	2	6	Bobby Barrett

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