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West Jones Football Team History

West Jones Mustangs

West Jones High School

254 Springhill Road Laurel, MS
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Colors: Green, Gold & White
Coach: Mike Taylor

1965 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2023

1980 Season Highlights

Mike Taylor enters his 6th season as Head Coach at West Jones.

The Mustangs won the Southern Conference Championship.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Columbia *	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Magee	14	17	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Quitman	28	13	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Petal *	21	14	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Heidelberg	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Ocean Springs	28	18	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Northeast Jones *	21	13	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Monticello *	35	13	W
Fri., Oct. 31	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 7	@ South Jones *	14	12	W
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Waynesboro	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 21	Petal	15	38	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	13.1
Opponents Record	62-64
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-0

1980 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	11-1	327	74	5-1-0	145	56	Rodney Stokes
West Jones	9-2	250	144	5-0-0	109	52	Mike Taylor
Northeast Jones	8-3	236	97	3-2-0	78	41	Danny Adams
Columbia	5-5	130	127	2-3-0	48	31	Jerry Drane
South Jones	3-7	96	134	1-4-0	40	49	Stanley Matthews
Monticello	1-9	38	283	0-5-0	13	181	Danny Campbell

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Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.