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Meridian Football Team History

Meridian Wildcats

Meridian High School

2320 32nd Street Meridian, MS
Stadium: Ray Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Claude Jennings

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1908 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Claude Jennings enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Meridian.

The Wildcats won the Big 8 N Conference Championship.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 20	Laurel	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	Greenwood *	19	7	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Tupelo *	34	7	W
Fri., Oct. 11	Louisville	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 18	Holy Cross LA	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 25	Vicksburg *	7	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	Lee *	20	0	W
Fri., Nov. 8	Central Jackson *	33	6	W
Thu., Nov. 14	Murrah *	7	0	W
Fri., Nov. 22	vs. Biloxi	13	7	W
Tue., Oct. 29	Gulfport	6	6	T

1963 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	6.0
Opponents Record	46-61 -4
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-0

1963 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	9-2	263	73	7-1-0	189	40	Wally Beach
Meridian	9-1-1	192	66	6-0-0	120	20	Claude Jennings
Murrah	7-3	167	59	6-3-0	114	53	Jack Carlisle
Corinth	8-0-3	223	54	5-0-2	147	34	Ray Long
Lee	7-3	177	82	5-3-0	105	76	Billy Brewer
Vicksburg	6-3-1	179	112	5-2-1	133	92	Gene Allen
Yazoo City	3-6	132	166	3-5-0	125	132	Eulas Jenkins
Clarksdale	3-6	85	129	2-6-0	65	123	Roy Stennett
Tupelo	2-8	100	245	2-6-0	94	219	Lee Paslay
Greenwood	1-8-1	56	239	1-7-1	56	218	Bobby Wilson
Central Jackson	0-10	89	222	0-9-0	75	202	Bob Stevens

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