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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      96.5% 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 752-345-46
 Winning Pct. 69%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 District Titles 15
 District Record 175-77
 Home Record 295-97-10
 Away Record 196-141-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 115
 Winning Seasons (#2) 80
 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 11/17/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 268
 Been Shutout All-Time 98
 
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  22-30
 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
 11/1/2024 (Fri)
vs. Brandon
in a Division Game.
Last Time: Meridian lost 35-41 in 2023.
All-Time:
  vs. Brandon 23-17-0 57.5% 
 
2024 Season
 8/29  vs. Quitman    6   22   L  
 9/6  @ Biloxi    26   6   W  
 9/13  @ Starkville    15   28   L  
 9/20  @ Laurel    21   0   W  
 9/26  vs. Callaway    35   0   W  
 10/4  vs. Harrison Central    31   6   W  
 10/11  @ Oak Grove   *  30   45   L  
 10/18  vs. Northwest Rankin   *  7   24   L  
 10/25  @ Petal   *  19   35   L  
 11/1  vs. Brandon   *          
 11/7  @ Pearl   *          
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Scoring190-166
  Region Record0-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record2-3
 
 Region 3 Standings
  Brandon 7-13-0
  Meridian 4-50-3
  Northwest Rankin 5-22-1
  Oak Grove 5-32-1
  Pearl 2-60-3
  Petal 6-32-1
Longest Running Rivalry
 Meridian & Laurel have played 81 games.
Meridian has won 45 games.
Laurel has won 31 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-33
 10 or more 195-86
 20 or more  176-41
 30 or more 121-13
 40 or more 59-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 92-3
 10 or more 103-116
 20 or more 52-101
 30 or more 10-69
 40 or more 2-36
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 0 - 1 - 2
 vs. Tennessee 1 - 1 - 0
 vs. Louisiana 0 - 3 - 0
 vs. Alabama 36 - 12 - 2
 
  
 
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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

In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.