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Purvis Football Team History

Purvis Tornadoes

Purvis Attendance Center

220 School Street Purvis, MS
Stadium: Cowart Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Jack Craft

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1922 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Jack Craft enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Purvis.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Petal	0	34	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Oak Grove *	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Forrest County AHS *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Lumberton *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Stone	16	17	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Collins *	17	14	W
Fri., Oct. 17	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 24	@ West Marion *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Poplarville *	21	38	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ East Marion *	14	7	W
Fri., Nov. 14	Poplarville	14	14	T

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	140
Scoring Average	14.0
Points Allowed	124
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	51-50 -16
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-1

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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