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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      96.1% 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
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 650-420-32
 Winning Pct. 61%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 District Titles 12
 District Record 165-65
 Home Record 242-102-10
 Away Record 168-146-7
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 111
 Winning Seasons (#2) 75
 Losing Seasons (#2)24
 Most Wins in A Season 14 (2007)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (1984)
 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 326 (1997)
 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 11/6/2021
 Last Time Shutout 9/17/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 214
 Been Shutout All-Time 130
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (1938-9/27/1940)
 Longest Losing 11 (10/22/1965-10/28/1966)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 43-24
 Appearances 27
 1st Round 20-7
 2nd Round 12-8
 3rd Round 2-0
 Semi-Finals 6-6
 Finals 3-3
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  23-14
 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 53-45-4
 
Next Game
 2022 Season is over.
 
2022 Season
 8/27  vs. Meridian    47   27   W  
 9/2  @ DIberville    43   42   W  
 9/9  vs. Mendenhall    10   13   L  
 9/16  @ Petal    40   45   L  
 9/23  vs. Florence   *  27   28   L  
 9/30  vs. Brookhaven   *  7   6   W  
 10/7  @ Natchez   *  42   14   W  
 10/14  vs. South Jones   *  49   7   W  
 10/21  vs. West Jones   *  28   21   W  
 10/28  @ Wayne County   *  36   39   L  
 11/5  @ Hattiesburg   *  14   34   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/11  @ Picayune    9   24   L  
 
2022 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Scoring352-300
  Region Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-4
 
 Region 4 Standings
  Picayune 15-07-0
  Gautier 10-36-1
  East Central 8-35-2
  Vancleave 8-44-3
  West Harrison 6-43-4
  George County 2-82-5
  Pearl River Central 1-91-6
  Long Beach 0-110-7
Longest Running Rivalry
 Laurel & Hattiesburg have played 105 games.
Laurel has won 50 games.
Hattiesburg has won 50 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 6-30
 10 or more 199-56
 20 or more  182-33
 30 or more 123-6
 40 or more 72-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 76-1
 10 or more 129-85
 20 or more 55-73
 30 or more 13-40
 40 or more 3-21
 
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.

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