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Gulfport East Football Team History

Gulfport East Vikings

Gulfport East High School

Gulfport, MS
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Colors: Orange & White
Coach: J.E. Loiacano

1966 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1976 --> 1976

1976 Season Highlights

J.E. Loiacano enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Gulfport East.

This was the last season Gulfport East fielded a team.

TheVikings set a team record by scoring 286 points.

The Vikings set a team record by winning 10 games.

The Vikings set a team record for margin of victory at 39 points.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Brookhaven	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ McComb	23	0	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Picayune	28	19	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Moss Point *	24	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Pascagoula *	21	23	L
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Hill	42	7	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. North Natchez	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Meridian *	42	3	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Biloxi *	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 12	vs. Gulfport *	27	14	W
Fri., Nov. 19	George County	16	0	W	Biloxi

1976 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	286
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	80
Defense Average	7.3
Opponents Record	60-54
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	4-1

1976 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pascagoula	12-0	303	67	5-0-0	143	28	Johnny Woitt
Gulfport East	10-1	286	80	4-1-0	135	47	J.E. Loiacano
Biloxi	6-4	162	178	3-2-0	81	103	Joe Sabbatini
Meridian	3-7	98	231	2-3-0	45	120	Ben Jones
Moss Point	5-5	143	133	1-4-0	74	86	Billy Wayne Miller
Gulfport	3-7	122	183	0-5-0	30	124	Paul Pounds

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