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Meridian Wildcats

Meridian High School

StadiumRay Stadium ColorsBlue & White CoachShelton Gandy
727-352-45All-time record
67%Winning pct.
3State titles
0Region titles
32Playoff appearances
57Seasons

Championships

State playoff titles
1985, 1990, 2008
State mythical titles
Region championships
None

Team Records

Overall Record
727-352-45
Winning Pct.
67%
State Playoff Titles
3
State Mythical Titles
0
Home Record
292-101-10
Away Record
195-144-9

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
Longest win streak
26 (11/26/1936-10/13/1939)
Longest losing streak
9 (8/30/2019-10/24/2019)

Season by Season

57 seasons. Asterisk marks a season with every score on file.

YearClassRecordPFPAPlayoffsRegionRegion rec.Coach
2025 * 2-8 205362 0-5 Shelton Gandy
2024 * 4-7 223243 0-5 Shelton Gandy
2023 * 6-7 339348 1-1 2-3 Marcus Boyles
2022 * 4-5 227231 3-4 John Douglass
2021 * 5-6 378364 John Douglass
2020 * 3-7 180255 3-4 John Douglass
2019 * 2-10 107524 1-6 John Douglass
2018 * 4-7 198315 2-5 Calvin Hampton
2017 * 7-7 372401 2-1 4-3 Calvin Hampton
2016 * 10-4 358293 1-1 5-2 Calvin Hampton
2015 * 8-6 417249 2-1 5-2 Larry Weems
2014 * 7-5 349238 0-1 5-2 Larry Weems
2013 * 10-4 434368 2-1 5-2 Larry Weems
2012 * 8-4 390230 0-1 4-3 Larry Weems
2011 * 13-1 408105 2-1 7-0 Larry Weems
2010 * 14-1 424120 3-1 7-0 Larry Weems
2009 * 11-2 391158 1-1 6-1 Larry Weems
2008 * 14-1 572237 4-0 7-0 Larry Weems
2007 * 11-3 430261 2-1 7-0 Larry Weems
2006 * 11-4 416263 3-1 6-1 Larry Weems
2005 * 11-4 461254 3-1 6-1 Ed Stanley
2004 * 9-2-1 387179 1-1 6-1 Ed Stanley
2003 * 8-5 296186 1-1 5-2 Ed Stanley
2002 * 3-8 171203 2-5 Ed Stanley
2001 * 3-8 167218 2-5 Bill Sartin
2000 * 9-3 323157 0-1 6-1 Bill Sartin
1999 * 7-5 277198 0-1 5-2 Bill Sartin
1998 * 7-5 253169 0-1 6-2 Bill Sartin
1997 * 6-5 351212 5-3 Mac Barnes
1996 * 12-2 550221 2-1 7-0 Mac Barnes
1995 * 10-2 346173 0-1 7-0 Mac Barnes
1994 * 9-3 334161 0-1 6-1 Mac Barnes
1993 * 10-3 260196 1-1 7-0 Mac Barnes
1992 * 4-6 144201 2-1 Mac Barnes
1991 * 6-3 237194 2-1 Mac Barnes
1990 * 11-3 342129 4-0 2-1 Mac Barnes
1989 * 11-2 332159 2-1 3-1 Mac Barnes
1988 * 8-2 182120 1-1 4-0 Mac Barnes
1987 * 6-5 112103 0-1 2-2 Mac Barnes
1986 * 6-3-1 162105 0-1 2-1 Mac Barnes
1985 * 13-1 30334 3-0 1-0 Mac Barnes
1984 * 5-6 175110 0-1 1-0 Mac Barnes
1983 * 9-3 225133 0-1 2-0 Mac Barnes
1982 * 12-1 222113 1-1 2-0 Mac Barnes
1981 * 3-6 7299 1-1 Mac Barnes
1980 * 5-5 14996 1-3 Mac Barnes
1979 * 11-1 22671 4-0 Mac Barnes
1978 * 12-0 16985 4-0 Mac Barnes
1977 * 8-3 19899 1-0 1-3 Ben Jones
1976 * 3-7 98231 2-3 Ben Jones
1975 * 3-7 193244 2-3 Bob Turnage
1974 * 2-7-1 58119 1-4 Bob Turnage
1973 * 7-2-1 17297 6-1-1 Bob Turnage
1972 * 5-4-1 208113 4-3-1 Charles Garrett
1971 * 8-2-1 219105 7-0-1 Charles Garrett
1970 * 4-7 171191 2-5 Charles Garrett
1969 * 6-1-2 233137 2-0-2 Charles Garrett

Head Coaches

CoachYearsRecordPlayoffsRegion
Shelton Gandy2024-256-15
Marcus Boyles20236-71-12-3
John Douglass2019-2214-28
Calvin Hampton2016-1821-183-211-10
Larry Weems2006-15107-3119-959-11
Ed Stanley2002-0531-19-15-319-9
Bill Sartin1998-0126-210-319-10
Mac Barnes1978-97169-62-114-1165-15
Ben Jones1976-7711-101-03-6
Bob Turnage1973-7512-16-2
Charles Garrett1968-7233-15-4
Bob Tyler1966-6720-0-1
Jim Tait1964-659-9-1
Claude Jennings1961-6320-5-5
Dave Owens1956-6038-8-5
Charlie Armstrong1953-5518-10-2
Earl Morgan1948-5223-26-3
Jim Baxter1946-4712-6-2
Obie Brown1943-4417-2-1
Doby Bartling19428-1-1
Jim Baxter1935-4155-14-6
Pie Vann1931-3428-7-4

Team Timeline

    By the Numbers

    Seasons
    118
    Winning Seasons
    77
    Losing Seasons
    23
    Most Wins in A Season
    14 (2010)
    Most Loses in A Season
    10 (2019)
    10 Win Seasons
    25
    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
    8/28/2025
    Shutouts All-Time
    250
    Been Shutout All-Time
    96

    Records reflect scores on file. Corrections are welcome.