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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: James Mangum

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1922 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

James Mangum enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purvis.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Petal	7	7	T
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Notre Dame	0	22	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Brooklyn	0	25	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Richton	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Wiggins	34	7	W
Thu., Oct. 9	@ Carriere	19	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ George County	0	15	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Poplarville	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Bay	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Lumberton	34	0	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	176
Scoring Average	17.6
Points Allowed	88
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	52-50 -2
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	3-1

1958 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	4-5	137	97	4-5-0	137	97	Doug Daniels
Waynesboro	6-4	248	135	2-3-0	121	77
Brooklyn	10-1	249	125				Fred Henley
Notre Dame	10-1	277	66				Charles Hegwood
George County	9-1	210	50				Herbert Ray Nobles
Long Beach	7-4	164	139				Paul Magee
Lumberton	6-4	191	182				Ed Reed
Purvis	6-3-1	176	88				James Mangum
Petal	5-4-1	179	158				Louis McKissack
Wiggins	4-4-1	109	97				Buddy Madden
Leakesville	3-7	133	184
Carriere	3-5	131	130				Richard Sansing
Richton	1-9	33	300				Billy Crosby
Bay	0-8	24	195				Lance Lumpkin

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