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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: G.B. Landrum

 

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1908  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 G.B. Landrum enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Laurel.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Ellisville    38   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Lee   *  41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Brookhaven   *  47   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ McComb   *  0   3   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Quitman    59   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Meridian   *  6   6   T       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Greenwood   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Gulfport   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Vicksburg   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Newton    7   21   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Hattiesburg   *  34   0   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored265
  Scoring Average24.1
  Points Allowed57
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record60-48 -4
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-2 -1
  
1940  Big 8 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
McComb 11-1286397-1-016325  Charles Moore.
Meridian 10-0-1372507-0-121050  Jim Baxter
Clarksdale 10-1239926-1-013466  H.C. Jenkins
Laurel 7-3-1265575-2-116129  G.B. Landrum
Greenville 8-3257644-3-012357  George Terry
Central Jackson 7-2197524-2-08445  Scrap Crawley
Greenwood 7-41851114-3-010778  Gene Chadwick
Hattiesburg 5-5811372-4-027131  Pinky Rohm
Tupelo 5-71271662-6-080153  Engle May
Brookhaven 7-3-11281251-2-01974  Robert L. Therrell
Vicksburg 5-62021421-6-073142  Al Clemens
Biloxi 2-8-1562081-3-044107  A.D. Buck Brown
Gulfport 4-71011350-5-0088  Nick Duncan
Lee 1-11313910-6-019199  William B. Saunders



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