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Port Gibson Football Team History

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Port Gibson High School

Old Hwy. 18 Port Gibson, MS
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Colors: Columbia Blue & White
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1925 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

The Head Coach is unknown.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Liberty	6	3	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Jefferson County	32	12	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Wilkinson County	6	28	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Winans	20	15	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Velma Jackson *			W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Gloster	8	15	L
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. East Flora *	36	14	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Hinds County AHS *	6	10	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Sumner Hill *	28	7	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	15.8
Points Allowed	104
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	44-46 -1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	2-3

1978 West Riverside Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Hinds County AHS	7-3	167	77	4-0-0	101	18	Robert Strong
Port Gibson	6-3	142	104	3-1-0	70	31
Sumner Hill	2-7	91	205	2-2-0	47	61	Sherman Matthews
Velma Jackson	3-6	52	90	1-3-0	12	34	Tracy Steele
East Flora	0-7	40	212	0-4-0	22	108
	South
Gloster	9-1	167	67	4-0-0	80	19	Johnny Moran
Wilkinson County	7-3	225	164	2-2-0	93	58	Conway Henyard
Jefferson County	3-5	113	168	2-2-0	62	68
Liberty	3-6-1	100	104	1-3-0	34	58	Earnest Dunlap
Winans	1-7	64	187	1-3-0	31	97

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