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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 Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

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 666-445-32
 Winning Pct. 60%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 District Titles 13
 District Record 173-71
 Home Record 249-113-10
 Away Record 174-157-7
 
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 46-25
 Appearances 28
 1st Round 21-7
 2nd Round 13-8
 3rd Round 2-0
 Semi-Finals 7-6
 Finals 3-4
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-36
 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
 11/6/2025 (Thu)
vs. South Jones
in a Division Game.
Last Time: Laurel won 49-7 in 2022.
All-Time:
  vs. South Jones 30-6-0 83.3% 
 
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   *          
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Scoring140-199
  Region Record3-1
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record2-3
 
 Region 3 Standings
  Brookhaven 7-24-0
  Laurel 3-63-1
  Natchez 3-61-3
  North Pike 1-81-3
  South Jones 8-22-2
  Sumrall 6-41-3
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 6-40
 10 or more 212-68
 20 or more  192-40
 30 or more 132-7
 40 or more 78-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 79-1
 10 or more 139-107
 20 or more 59-93
 30 or more 16-52
 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.

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