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East Marion Football Team History

East Marion Eagles

East Marion High School

527 East Marion School Road Columbia, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Leslie Peters

1970 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Leslie Peters enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Marion.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Collins *	14	32	L
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. West Marion *	0	32	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Poplarville *	8	14	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Forrest County AHS *	8	19	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. North Pike	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Lumberton *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Bassfield	24	20	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Oak Grove *	0	38	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Purvis *	13	7	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	86
Scoring Average	9.6
Points Allowed	168
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	55-49
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	2-3

1979 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oak Grove	8-2	225	129	5-2-0	150	90	David Cain
Poplarville	8-3	226	141	5-3-0	152	113	Pat Morris
West Marion	8-4	206	133	4-3-0	106	79	Royce Foster
Collins	6-5	190	196	4-3-0	102	86	Jack Bailey
Lumberton	5-5	97	99	3-4-0	59	66	Vernon Ward
Purvis	5-4	156	109	3-4-0	98	87	Jack Craft
East Marion	4-5	86	168	2-5-0	49	142	Leslie Peters
Forrest County AHS	2-9	110	222	2-5-0	62	123

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