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Columbia Football Team History

Columbia Wildcats

Columbia High School

1009 Broad Street Columbia, MS
Stadium: Gardner Stadium/Walter Payton Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jerry Drane

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1924 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Jerry Drane enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Columbia.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. West Jones *	0	18	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Taylorsville	7	42	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Northeast Jones *	0	7	L (OT)
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Oak Grove	26	20	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Petal *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 10	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. South Jones *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Long Beach	8	34	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Tylertown	21	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Monticello *	42	0	W
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. West Marion	20	0	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	130
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	127
Defense Average	12.7
Opponents Record	67-43 -6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-2

1980 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	11-1	327	74	5-1-0	145	56	Rodney Stokes
West Jones	9-2	250	144	5-0-0	109	52	Mike Taylor
Northeast Jones	8-3	236	97	3-2-0	78	41	Danny Adams
Columbia	5-5	130	127	2-3-0	48	31	Jerry Drane
South Jones	3-7	96	134	1-4-0	40	49	Stanley Matthews
Monticello	1-9	38	283	0-5-0	13	181	Danny Campbell

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