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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Louis McKissack

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1935 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Louis McKissack enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Petal.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Purvis *	37	13	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Pascagoula	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Poplarville *	31	20	W
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. George County *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Lumberton *	13	33	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Brooklyn *	13	40	L
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Waynesboro *	26	13	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Carriere *	40	25	W
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Clara	49	20	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Leakesville *	33	19	W
Fri., Nov. 11	Sandersville	18	0	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	285
Scoring Average	25.9
Points Allowed	196
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	60-41 -5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-1

1960 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brooklyn	9-1	235	94	7-1-0	188	74	Fred Henley
Lumberton	9-0-1	313	77	6-0-1	169	51	Ed Reed
Petal	8-3	285	196	6-2-0	212	163	Louis McKissack
Poplarville	6-3	163	124	4-3-0	114	105	Doug Daniels
George County	6-4	129	52	3-4-0	75	52	Jimmy Taylor
Carriere	3-5	102	176	1-4-0	69	125
Purvis	2-8	72	216	1-6-0	39	177	Latrelle Williams
Waynesboro	2-5-2	56	107	1-3-1	39	60	James Johnston
Leakesville	3-7	85	184	0-6-0	32	130	Lester Baucum

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.