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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 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2023

1996 Season Highlights

Nevil Barr enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers won the Class 4A District 7 Championship.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	Stone	33	15	W
Thu., Sep. 5	@ South Jones	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ North Forrest	35	23	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Columbia	35	12	W
Fri., Sep. 27	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Picayune *	38	25	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Bay *	55	20	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Hancock *	34	21	W
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Saint Stanislaus *	42	19	W
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Pearl River Central *	36	16	W
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Oak Grove *	19	7	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. East Central	6	21	L	1st Round Playoffs

1996 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	347
Scoring Average	31.5
Points Allowed	186
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	59-69
District Record	6-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-0

1996 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
Petal	10-1	347	186	0-1	6	21	6-0	224	108	Nevil Barr
Picayune	8-4	355	244	0-1	7	28	5-1	234	112	Dodd Lee
Hancock	8-3	340	164				4-2	180	84	Rocky Gaudin
Saint Stanislaus	5-5	126	227				2-4	91	179	Mario Genna
Oak Grove	4-7	137	249				2-4	65	134	Gary Ivy
Pearl River Central	2-8	154	260				2-4	105	157	Curtis Thaxton
Bay	1-9	168	332				0-6	86	201	Joe Shaw

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Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.