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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales


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1920  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights
 Walter Scales enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Little 10 Conference Championship.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3  vs. New Albany   *  38   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  @ University   *  39   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ West Point   *  14   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Philadelphia    13   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Aberdeen   *  45   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Grenada   *  58   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15  vs. Louisville    21   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Houston   *  35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Pontotoc   *  39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Amory   *  34   6   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored336
  Scoring Average33.6
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record54-41 -1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-0
  
1954  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Starkville 9-1336738-0-030252  Walter Scales
West Point 9-1371827-1-030569  Harper Davis
University 7-21901046-2-016998  A.W. Carpenter
Aberdeen 6-41152065-4-094187  Bert Thompson
Amory 6-41651665-3-0132112  Murphy Lowther
Grenada 5-52082293-4-0125172  Bob Ellard
Okolona 4-61281382-6-088132  
Houston 3-6961762-6-071164  Flavius Alford
New Albany 3-7882092-6-064184  Roy Johnston
Pontotoc 1-9772450-7-031188  Sherard Shaw



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