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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: Shelton Gandy
Overall Record Progress
98.6% Complete
Team Timeline
First Team: 1908 (#1)
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1985, 1990, 2008
District Championships
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 1993, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Team Records
Overall Record 776-361-49
Winning Pct. 68%
State Playoff Titles 3
District Titles 15
District Record 175-79
Home Record 297-100-10
Away Record 198-142-10
By The Numbers
Seasons 116
Winning Seasons (#2)
84
Losing Seasons (#2) 22
Most Wins in A Season 14 (2010)
Most Losses in A Season 10 (2019)
10 Win Seasons 27
Most Points Scored in a Game 70 (11/8/1996)
Most Points Scored in a Season 572 (2008)
Most Points Allowed in a Game 66 (10/6/2017)
Most Points Allowed in a Season 524 (2019)
Largest Margin of Victory 69 (11/21/1914)
Largest Margin of Defeat 62 (10/4/2019)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (10/6/2017)
Last Shutout 9/26/2024
Last Time Shutout 8/28/2025
Shutouts All-Time 285
Been Shutout All-Time 108
Streaks
Longest Win 26 (11/26/1936-10/13/1939)
Longest Losing 9 (8/30/2019-10/24/2019)
Playoff Records
Overall Record 42-29
Appearances 32
1st Round 21-12
2nd Round 12-7
3rd Round 0-0
Semi-Finals 6-7
Finals 3-3
By the Decade
2020-29 23-34
2010-19 83-49
2000-09 90-40
1990-99 82-37
1980-89 78-34-1
1970-79 63-40-4
1960-69 72-19-9
1950-59 60-31-10
Next Game
9/19/2025 (Fri)
@ Columbus
in a Non-Division Game.
Last Time: Meridian lost 14-17 in 2000.
All-Time:
vs. Columbus
1-1-0
50.0%
2025 Season Totals
Record 1-2
Scoring 37-109
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
Away Record 0-0
Longest Running Rivalry
Meridian & Laurel have played 84 games.
Meridian has won 47 games.
Laurel has won 32 games.
with 5 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 0-35
10 or more 196-88
20 or more
177-41
30 or more 122-13
40 or more 59-4
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 92-3
10 or more 104-120
20 or more 53-105
30 or more 11-73
40 or more 2-38
Border Wars
vs. Georgia 0 - 1 - 2
vs. Tennessee 1 - 1 - 0
vs. Louisiana 0 - 3 - 0
vs. Alabama 37 - 12 - 3
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Parrish scored a record 77 points in a playoff game against Cedar Bluff in 2001. The Tornados were shutout the following week 19-0 by Courtland.