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Amory Football Team History

Amory Panthers

Amory High School

1006 Sam Haskell Circle Amory, MS
Stadium: Longenecker Field
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Pat Byrd

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1919 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Pat Byrd enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Amory.

The Panthers finished 2nd in District 2.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Aberdeen	12	7	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Columbus	10	7	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Tupelo	7	21	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Pontotoc *	24	10	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ South Pontotoc *	35	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Itawamba AHS *	6	10	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Nettleton *	37	13	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Houston *	28	29	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Shannon	10	24	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Caledonia *	35	21	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. New Albany	35	17	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 16	@ Corinth	13	20	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2001 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	252
Scoring Average	21.0
Points Allowed	186
Defense Average	15.5
Opponents Record	79-56
District Record	4-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-3

2001 Class 3A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Itawamba AHS	10-2	321	153	1-1	41	30	6-0	166	55	Lynn Moore
Amory	7-5	252	186	1-1	48	37	4-2	165	90	Pat Byrd
Pontotoc	6-5	214	119	0-1	10	21	4-2	168	63	Dennis Robbins
Houston	5-6	240	212	0-1	0	28	4-2	171	93	Russell Funk
Nettleton	5-5	185	254				2-4	107	172	Richard Kendrick
Caledonia	4-6	124	281				1-5	68	229	Jack Hankins
South Pontotoc	3-7	161	271				0-6	68	211	Paul Dees

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.