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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Nevil Barr

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1935 <-- 1994 <- 1995 -> 1996 --> 2023

1995 Season Highlights

Nevil Barr enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers finished 2nd in District 7.

1995 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Stone	20	27	L
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. South Jones	40	6	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. North Forrest	11	28	L
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Columbia	22	6	W
Fri., Sep. 22	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Picayune *	36	20	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Bay *	46	8	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Hancock *	26	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Saint Stanislaus *	62	8	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Pearl River Central *	12	14	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Oak Grove *	32	21	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	@ South Pike	24	27	L	1st Round Playoffs

1995 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	331
Scoring Average	30.1
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	72-55
District Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1995 Class 4A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pearl River Central	11-1	352	162	0-1	12	13	6-0	204	92	Curtis Thaxton
Petal	7-4	331	172	0-1	24	27	5-1	214	78	Nevil Barr
Hancock	6-4	185	196				4-2	129	136	Rocky Gaudin
Picayune	5-5	222	196				3-3	157	119	Hal Holmes
Bay	3-6	184	218				1-4	79	156	Walt Esslinger
Oak Grove	2-9	188	254				1-5	130	173	Gary Ivy
Saint Stanislaus	3-7	152	267				0-5	52	211	Mario Genna

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