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West Jones Football Team History

West Jones Mustangs

West Jones High School

254 Springhill Road Laurel, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Green, Gold & White
Coach: Mike Taylor

1965 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Mike Taylor enters his 4th season as Head Coach at West Jones.

The Mustangs won the Southern Conference Championship.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Columbia *	9	14	L
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Magee	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Quitman	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Petal *	20	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Heidelberg	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Ocean Springs	20	27	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Northeast Jones *	30	3	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Monticello *	34	14	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Louisville	21	14	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ South Jones *	35	14	W
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Columbia *	13	8	W
Sat., Nov. 18	Pearl	28	21	W	Ellisville

1978 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	244
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	122
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	73-51 -2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-1

1978 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Columbia	10-2	246	141	5-1-0	111	76	Larry Hancock
West Jones	10-2	244	122	5-1-0	141	60	Mike Taylor
Petal	6-3-1	155	125	3-2-0	87	71	Ronnie McNair
South Jones	5-5	162	148	2-3-0	72	81	Stanley Matthews
Northeast Jones	4-6	108	169	1-4-0	28	94	Tom Boszor
Monticello	2-7	113	157	0-5-0	66	123	Sam Bounds

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