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Laurel Football Team History


Laurel Golden Tornadoes
Laurel High School

 Laurel, MS
Stadium: R.H. Watkins Stadium
Colors: Cardinal and Gold
Coach: Ryan Earnest

Overall Record Progress      96.5% Complete
   
  
Team Timeline
First Team: 1908  (#1)
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1990, 2007, 2014
District Championships
  1981, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2011
2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 669-446-32
 Winning Pct. 60%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 District Titles 13
 District Record 174-71
 Home Record 251-113-10
 Away Record 175-158-7
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 115
 Winning Seasons (#2) 77
 Losing Seasons (#2)27
 Most Wins in A Season 14 (2007)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (2024)
 10 Win Seasons 14
 Most Points Scored in a Game 71 (11/14/2014)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 586 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 61 (10/27/1944)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 412 (2023)
 Largest Margin of Victory 68 (9/22/1961)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 61 (10/27/1944)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 112 (11/14/2014)
 Last Shutout 10/24/2025
 Last Time Shutout 9/20/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 217
 Been Shutout All-Time 132
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (1938-9/27/1940)
 Longest Losing 11 (10/22/1965-10/28/1966)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 48-26
 Appearances 29
 1st Round 22-7
 2nd Round 14-8
 3rd Round 2-0
 Semi-Finals 7-7
 Finals 3-4
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  39-37
 2010-19  102-34
 2000-09  80-38
 1990-99 59-49
 1980-89 55-54-1
 1970-79 71-35-1
 1960-69 50-47-6
 1950-59 53-46-4
 
Next Game
 2025 Season is over.
 
2025 Season
 8/29  @ West Jones    9   20   L  
 9/5  vs. Hattiesburg    18   31   L  
 9/12  vs. Gulfport    14   17   L  
 9/19  @ West Harrison    20   53   L  
 9/26  @ Oak Grove    3   42   L  
 10/3   OPEN 
 10/10  vs. Brookhaven   *  6   14   L  
 10/17  vs. Natchez   *  17   12   W  
 10/24  @ North Pike   *  39   0   W  
 10/31  @ Sumrall   *  14   10   W  
 11/6  vs. South Jones   *  7   3   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/14  vs. Purvis    39   3   W  
 11/21  @ Stone    24   21   W  
 11/28  @ Brookhaven    6   31   L  
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record6-7
  Scoring216-257
  Region Record4-1
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-4
 
 Region 3 Standings
  Brookhaven 12-25-0
  Laurel 6-74-1
  Sumrall 7-52-3
  Natchez 3-71-4
  North Pike 1-91-4
  South Jones 8-42-3
Longest Running Rivalry
 Laurel & Hattiesburg have played 108 games.
Laurel has won 50 games.
Hattiesburg has won 53 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 7-41
 10 or more 214-68
 20 or more  194-40
 30 or more 133-7
 40 or more 78-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 81-1
 10 or more 140-108
 20 or more 60-94
 30 or more 16-53
 40 or more 3-29
 
Border Wars
 vs. Florida 4 - 2 - 0
 vs. Louisiana 1 - 1 - 0
 vs. Alabama 14 - 10 - 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

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.