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Laurel Football Team History

Laurel Golden Tornadoes

Laurel High School

Laurel, MS
Stadium: R.H. Watkins Stadium
Colors: Cardinal and Gold
Coach: M. M. Caver

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1908 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

M. M. Caver enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Laurel.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 18	Lake	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	Biloxi *	2	6	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Central Jackson *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 9	Vicksburg *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 16	McComb *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 23	Gulfport *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 30	Lee	0	34	L
Fri., Nov. 6	Meridian *	7	21	L
Fri., Nov. 13	Brookhaven *	46	0	W
Fri., Nov. 20	Quitman	49	0	W
Thu., Nov. 26	Hattiesburg *	7	6	W

1936 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	9.5
Opponents Record	56-43 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1936 Big 8 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Central Jackson	9-1	217	32	6-1-0	110	26	Frank Broyles
Vicksburg	8-3	255	48	4-3-0	139	42	Al Clemens
Meridian	7-2-1	177	55	4-2-1	122	55	Jim Baxter
Hattiesburg	6-3-1	158	60	4-3-1	101	60	W.D. Burnett
McComb	6-4-1	246	87	3-2-1	95	45	Charles Moore.
Gulfport	5-5-1	135	131	3-5-0	32	125	Bryan Smith
Laurel	5-6	151	105	3-5-0	75	71	M. M. Caver
Brookhaven	3-7-1	97	275	1-6-0	35	256
Biloxi	0-10	191	42	0-4-0	6	35	Albert Rexinger

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.