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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: Barney Poole

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1908 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Barney Poole enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Laurel.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Meridian	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Columbia *	9	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Biloxi *	12	31	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Pascagoula *	19	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Brookhaven *	12	20	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Natchez-Adams *	19	25	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ McComb *	31	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Moss Point *	21	19	W
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Gulfport *	12	20	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Hattiesburg *	28	20	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	163
Scoring Average	16.3
Points Allowed	148
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	51-45 -7
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-4

1958 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
McComb	8-2	175	140	7-2-0	155	133	Calvin Triplett
Natchez-Adams	8-3	282	152	6-1-0	209	83	Jack Davis
Biloxi	7-4	268	115	6-2-0	209	69	W.D. Wiles
Laurel	5-5	163	148	5-4-0	163	141	Barney Poole
Gulfport	6-2-2	144	83	4-2-2	109	76	Lindy Callahan
Moss Point	5-4-1	114	79	4-2-1	93	51	Harry Davis
Picayune	5-4	130	105	3-4-0	77	98	Frank Branch.
Hattiesburg	4-4-2	149	160	3-4-2	143	160	Warren Watkins
Provine	4-6	111	133	3-3-0	91	80	Leslie Godbold
Brookhaven	3-6-1	123	199	3-5-1	117	179	Paul Moyer
Columbia	2-9	105	212	0-7-0	54	154	Ben Ruscoe
Pascagoula	1-9	58	259	0-8-0	45	241	Bernard Blackwell

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