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Weir Football Team History

Weir Lions

Weir Attendance Center

100 School Street Weir, MS
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Colors: Scarlet & White
Coach: Joe Gant

1949 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2012

1979 Season Highlights

Joe Gant enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Weir.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Sturgis *	15	14	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Vardaman *	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Nanih Waiya *	0	27	L
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. French Camp Academy *	32	8	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Maben *	34	8	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Ethel *	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Cumberland *	32	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Durant *	19	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Noxapater *	0	38	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	150
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	107
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	43-48 -2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-1

1979 East Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Noxapater	11-0	380	70	9-0-0	290	26	Buck Kennedy
Nanih Waiya	9-3	318	140	8-1-0	277	92	David Chambliss
Weir	7-2	150	107	7-2-0	150	107	Joe Gant
Sturgis	6-3	262	95	6-3-0	262	95	Johnny Fulce
French Camp Academy	6-4	135	167	5-4-0	115	161	Charles Rich
Ethel	4-7	106	203	3-6-0	80	181	Thomas Johnson
Maben	3-6-1	102	221	2-6-1	84	208	William Cotton
Vardaman	2-8	90	170	2-7-0	82	151	Larry Gann
Cumberland	1-9	43	222	1-8-0	37	208	Donnie McMinn
Durant	1-8-1	73	246	1-7-1	67	215	Cotton Robertson

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