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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Alvin Doyle

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1911 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2023

1971 Season Highlights

Alvin Doyle enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	@ Pearl River Central	31	14	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Lumberton	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 17	@ South Jones *	16	7	W
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. West Jones *	36	18	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Petal *	8	16	L
Fri., Oct. 8	@ George County *	12	8	W
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Purvis	0	38	L
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Bay	6	37	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Forrest County AHS *	16	6	W
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Stone *	0	13	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	13.1
Points Allowed	163
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	52-46 -5
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-2 -1

1971 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	10-1	276	73	6-1-0	195	38	Jimmy Havard
Stone	10-1	219	74	6-1-0	133	60	Mike Nelson
Northeast Jones	7-3	167	141	4-2-0	98	92	Glenn Wells
Poplarville	5-4-1	131	163	4-2-0	88	68	Alvin Doyle
George County	4-6-1	173	200	4-3-0	137	103	Bill Martin
West Jones	2-7	102	250	2-5-0	74	168	Rex Todd
Forrest County AHS	2-7-1	90	141	0-6-1	39	119	Roger Phillips
South Jones	1-7-1	45	182	0-6-1	26	140	Hershel Hathorne

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