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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: John T. Shepherd

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1908 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

John T. Shepherd enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Laurel.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 16	Meridian	0	19	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Newton	33	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Biloxi *	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Pascagoula *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 14	Brookhaven *	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Natchez-Adams *	7	21	L
Fri., Oct. 28	McComb *	0	7	L
Fri., Nov. 4	Moss Point *	6	19	L
Fri., Nov. 11	Gulfport *	3	0	W
Thu., Nov. 24	Hattiesburg *	0	6	L

1955 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	56
Scoring Average	5.6
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	55-44 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1955 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brookhaven	9-2	249	126	8-1-0	209	92	Paul Moyer
Pascagoula	7-3	180	72	5-2-0	96	46	Donald Gibson
Biloxi	6-4	156	118	5-4-0	137	112	W.D. Wiles
Natchez-Adams	6-4	150	107	5-1-0	117	61	Jack Davis
McComb	6-4	140	111	4-3-0	68	73	Melvin Hemphill
Gulfport	5-5	136	118	3-5-0	91	99	Lindy Callahan
Moss Point	4-5-1	86	116	3-3-1	79	82	Harry Davis
Laurel	3-7	56	110	2-6-0	23	91	John T. Shepherd
Hattiesburg	2-7-1	86	165	2-5-1	57	126	Frank Spruiell
Provine	3-6-1	53	131	1-5-0	21	90	Doug Colston

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