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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: Melvin Waters

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1919 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Melvin Waters enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Amory.

The Panthers set a team record for losses in a season with 11.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Baldwyn	6	30	L
Fri., Sep. 7	Pontotoc *	12	19	L
Fri., Sep. 14	New Albany *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 21	Hamilton AL	6	28	L
Fri., Sep. 28	Grenada *	6	26	L
Fri., Oct. 5	University *	7	46	L
Fri., Oct. 12	Houston *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 19	West Point *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 26	Sulligent AL	6	7	L
Fri., Nov. 2	Starkville *	13	38	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Aberdeen *	12	25	L

1956 Season Totals
Record	0-11
Points Scored	74
Scoring Average	6.7
Points Allowed	286
Defense Average	26.0
Opponents Record	60-38 -10
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-0

1956 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	281	76	8-0-0	234	70	Jack Nix
Grenada	7-3-1	146	79	6-1-1	120	47	Bob Ellard
West Point	6-2-2	180	71	5-2-1	141	59	Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen	5-4	183	157	4-4-0	145	143	John Tidwell
Houston	5-5	196	197	4-4-0	142	136	Joe Brigance
University	4-4-1	164	134	4-4-0	157	127	A.W. Carpenter
New Albany	2-5-2	108	136	2-4-2	89	102	Roy Johnston
Pontotoc	2-8	116	290	1-8-0	92	277	Joe Silveri
Amory	0-11	74	286	0-8-0	56	221	Melvin Waters

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.